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be very important for their citizens. Everybody must show a great respect to them and according to the Constitution, it is forbidden to say or do anything wrong towards them, or the consequence would be to go to jail. So this is obviously not a democracy, honest and free opinions are not allowed to be expressed about the Royal family. So when it looks like Thai people love their Royal family and their King, are they honest or just afraid to become law abiding people? Respect must be shown towards

le 29 Avril 2012, lors de l’élection présidentielle qui verra la fin du second mandat d’Amadou Tourmani Touré, il est certain que la radio jouera bien un rôle critique. En étudiant les critères de démocratisations énoncés par « The Institue for Democracy and Electoral Assistance » (2001, p.5), il apparaît que la radio participe simultanément à un double processus démocratique. Premièrement, la radio permet le développement des valeurs et des principes démocratiques (ex : « la participation » via

Universelle sur la Démocratie, la démocratie est universellement reconnue comme un idéal et un but; elle est basée sur des valeurs communes partagées par les peuples du monde malgré leurs différences culturelles, politiques, sociales et économiques. "Democracy is a system of government which embodies, in a variety of institutions and mechanisms, the ideal of political based on the will of the people" (Boutros-Ghali 1996). Cette définition claire entraîne pourtant des confusions, dans la pratique et

and religion." (HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRES, London, 1870, p. 54) The famous poetess of India, SAROJINI NAIDU says: "It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'... I have been struck over and over again by this indivisible unity of Islam

notamment par ses contributions en théorie du choix social. La démocratie des autres, traduction française de deux textes assez courts rédigés par Sen entre 1999 et 2003 – respectivement 281 Astérion, n° 4, avril 2006 « Democracy as a universal value » et « Democracy and its global roots » –, peut surprendre par son orientation vers un public bien plus large que la seule communauté des spécialistes de l’économie normative ou de la philosophie morale et politique. En effet, bien loin des percées

office, telephone, newspapers…). In the past times, the rare means of communication were among the causes of obscurantism; and their development obviously lead to social improvement. The freedom of expression is among the bases of market economy and democracy in modern countries. Everything happens more quickly with the spread of knowledge, with the comparison of viewpoints. It is perceived as an indicator of a legal system, the vaster is the freedom, the more democratic the system is. -4- B

structure politique centrale de nature à minimiser les divisions ethniques et empêcher les trouble-fêtes de tenter de les exploiter. Dans un livre à succès publié en 2003, Amy Chua8 dénonce la diffusion de la démocratie de marché (« Free-Market Democracy ») comme la cause principale de l’instabilité ethnique et de la violence à travers le monde. Sa préoccupation est que l’accroissement du pouvoir de la majorité a conduit à l’émergence de démagogues exploitant la haine des masses contre l’élite minoritaire

bigger countries. Lastly, there is also the argument of the expansion of democracy in the world which is used to legitimate wars. It is for example the case in Iraq. In the US, both neo liberals and neo conservative agree on the right for democracies to go and topple authoritarian regimes. Where is it stated in international law that such a kind of war can be considered as “fair”? John Stuart Mills asserts democracy and civilization are synonymous and he asks: do we have to wait, or do the advanced

avec l'idéologie 32 Sinan Ülgen, « The Future of Democracy in the Arab World: How Relevant is the Turkish experience ?», EU Institute for Security Studies, February 2011, http://www.iss.europa.eu/uploads/media/The_Turkish_experience.pdf, page 1 33 George Friedman, « Geopolitical Journey, Part 5: Turkey », Stratfor, 23 November 2010, http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20101122_geopolitical_journey_part_5_turkey 34 Sinan Ülgen, « The Future of Democracy in the Arab World: How Relevant is the Turkish

Leone Belligérants National Patriotic Front of Liberia Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia Ecomog United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Liberia Peace Council Lofa Defense Force factions dissidentes de l'United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Commandants Charles Taylor Prince Johnson (INPFL) Hezekiah Bowen (AFL) Raleigh Seekie, Adison Wion (Ulimo) Georges Boley (LPC) François Massaquoi (LDF) Roosevelt Johnson (Ulimo-J)