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Nuremberg Principles

The regime of Hitler in Germany indulged in serious violation of human rights of various communities. Concentration camps were freely used for genocide, extermination, torture, and slave labour, which constituted the issues of the Holocaust. Such issue of crime required an adequate punishment. This issue began to be discussed before the end of the war. [...]

Geneva Convention

The origin of the Geneva Convention goes back to the bloody battle of Solferino (1859). It was here that Henry Dunant a Swiss citizen, who was witness to this battle made effort to create relief societies that would look after the wounded during the times of war and also work for relief during peace times. [...]

Book Review: American Empire

Book: American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy. Author: Andrew J. Bacevich. Publisher: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. Other Details: ix + 302 pp. Index. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-674-00940-1. Book Reviewed by: Anup Mukherjee Review Published By : H-USA (May, 2003) Library of Congress call number: E183.7 .B284 2002 Subjects: United States–Foreign relations. [...]