International Law: The Right of Belligerents Is Not Unlimited
The issue of the right of belligerents is central to this discourse in this blog. A belligerent is a nation or person engaged in war or conflict as recognised by international law. This right to war on others is enshrined with the United Nations Charter, Article 51, invoking the right to self defence. It is… Continue reading
Reason for Changing Seasons
I have learned the world is a mirror, what we do to others returns. We are at a point in time where each person makes a choice for the world we wish to create. We change with the seasons or we deny change. The environmental crisis is a mirror to the crisis in humanity who… Continue reading
We All Have A Responsibility to Protect
Gareth Evans the former Australian Foreign Minister and President of the International Crisis Group, coined the term Responsibility to Protect in response to his horror about the innocent civilians killed in warfare and crimes against humanity. His outrage was centrally about nothing been done to protect innocent people. It was indeed the inhumanity and no… Continue reading
Violent Video Games or Real Fun?
Violent video games in my viewpoint do inspire positive emotions whilst intending violent acts. Children, youth and adults (mostly male) enjoy these games and often state it doesn’t cause aggression. Yet on many occasions I have watched people watching violence on the news and not reacting. I recall a US researcher coming to Australia and… Continue reading
Kahlil Gibran: Punishment is the Crime
Compassion springs to my heart when I read this, as I am you and you are me. The world is yin and yang, positive and negative and without these contrasts we cannot know to choose. As we choose we define the world. It is not to condemn another but to learn from the experience and… Continue reading
Can War be Divinely Inspired?
The idea of divine inspiration to wage war is hard to conceive when one thinks of the values of spirituality of love, truth and peace. This makes Joan of Arc and interesting subject of study. A woman military strategist who stated she was inspired to lead war against the English. Interestingly the war between English… Continue reading