Endless Wars Whether International or Domestic Endless wars whether international or domestic are the greatest threats to democracy and human rights.
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Endless Wars Whether International or Domestic Introduction
“Endless wars whether international or domestic are the greatest threats to democracy
and human rights.”
The topic of choice is whether wars have been a major threat to human rights
and democracy. This topic covers the impact the domestic and international wars have
had to both domestic and international rights as well as to the practice of democracy.
Most human beings yearn to have a democratic government that respects their rights; it
is important to note that democracy and human rights are interconnected. A government
that has been elected by the people will respect their rights because they have the
power; on another hand, authoritarian governments do not respect people’s rights as
they rule with fear. In my research I will be using several types of data; I will depend on
secondary data such as research, online data, and books among others; the data I will
use must be relating to the effects war have on democracy or human rights.
In my study I will have several arguments; for example, can war be considered the
greatest hindrance to the practice of human rights and democracy? How big of a role
does preemptive war take? I will be looking at the effects wars have had on Middle East
countries especially in the 21st century with case studies of Syrian civil war and Iraq
war. It can be argued that wars have limited democracy and human rights in several
Middle East countries (Yazgan et al. 2011). In most of the middle east countries wars
have erupted due to regime change; the wars end up making the human rights situation
the worst (Gates et al. 2010) A government that respects human rights will develop and
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there are few rebellions from people. Can war be considered the greatest threat to the
practice of human rights and democracy? Any type of war whether local or international
is known to disrupt the way the society functions.
Evidence
The first modern country to attempt to have democracy and human rights
enshrined in the constitution was France during the revolution. Undemocratic
government is known to violate human rights as they want people to fear; if the
government is legally elected by people then it becomes answerable. Being answerable
means respecting all the fundamental rights of the people; it is, however, important to
note that wars have been a part of mankind’s history. Wars whether tribal, regional or
international leads to gross violation of the human rights; for example during wars no
one can be assured of one of the most basic and fundamental rights which is right to
life. Rights such as those of movement and association cannot be respected when there
is war.
From 2010 several Arab countries had a revolution; it started in North Africa and moved
to the Middle East. Although most countries stabilized, Syria and Yemen are still fighting
(Devitt, 2011). In Syria and Yemen, it is estimated that more than 1 million people have
lost their life; these wars have brought refugee crises in Europe. Sometimes the
objective of restoring democracy in a country can lead to more violations of human
rights; in Libya, for example, the objective of removing that tyrannical government have
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proved very costly to the country. Democracy has not been restored in Iraq and Libya
many years after the respective ruling.
Also of importance to this research is the World Wars; dictators such as Adolf Hitler and
General Franco wanted to spread their influence to all parts of the world. They had
declared themselves life rulers meaning there was no democracy in their respective
countries; their ambitions led to World War Two which had many casualties in terms of
death, injuries and refugee menace. For example, Hitler blamed Jews for the challenges
Germany was going through; in response, he killed more than 6 million Jews. During
any war, no elections can be held meaning that democratic process it put into a halt.
People focus more on winning the war rather than looking at who is ruling them. An
African country by the name Democratic Republic of Congo has never had any peaceful
the transition of power since independence due to wars.
Probable causes
There are several factors such as preemptive war that make human rights and
democracy the greatest threat. The use of violence in situations we would classify as
preemptive and preventive military action. During the way, there is an ideology which
inherently makes individuals violate the human rights of such an enemy. One of the
characteristics of any war killing, burning properties, and violation of fundamental rights;
people cannot move freely when there is war meaning that their freedom of movement
is curtailed. During wars there are several ideologies that instill fear in people; such fear
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becomes a threat to democracy. Democracy and human rights cannot thrive in a warring
society.
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Tentative Bibliography
Devitt, R. (2011). Human Rights in the Middle East: Questions of Compatibility and
Conflict. Retrieved from EInternational Relations:
https://www.eir.info/2011/03/30/humanrightsinthemiddleeastquestionsofcompatibi
lityandconflict/
Gates, S., Hegre, H., Nygard, H. M., & Strand, H. (2010). Consequences of armed
conflict in the Middle East and North Africa region (pp. 2047). Mimeo.
Lee, T. (2004). International Law, International Relations Theory, and Preemptive War:
The Vitality of Sovereign Equality Today. Law and Contemporary
Problems, 67 (4), 147167. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/27592068
Smith, J. (2007). Augustine and the Limits of Preemptive and Preventive War. The
Journal of Religious Ethics, 35 (1), 141162. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40018016
Yazgan, P., Utku, D. E., & Sirkeci, I. (2015). Syrian crisis and migration. Migration
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