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weeks Week 1: Introduction History o Show map of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  Jurisdiction  Wales and England, because they have the longest history of being together, English Law is this  Even though Scotland joined them in the 1700s, they had negotiated and 1706 Treaty of Union, article 19 granted them their own legislative powers  Same for Ireland, now Northern Ireland, in 1801  Now you do have the Government of Wales Act 2006 which allows Wales to make its own

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states. All but two (Mozambique and Rwanda) of these countries were formerly part of the British Empire, out of which it developed. The member states co-operate within a framework of common values and goals as outlined in the Singapore Declaration.[1] These include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good

poverty and social exclusion The European Parliament and the Council of European Union have officially announced that the year 2010 shall be designated as the “European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion”. Despite significant achievements in the past years, the Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2008 highlights the fact that 78 million people in the EU live at risk of poverty. In addition, there is a groing danger of new cleavages in society emerging between those

the political, social and cultural environment of Ireland from the formation of the Free State up to 1960. Introduction After centuries of British occupation marked by many rebellions where Irish Republicans have worked for the right of Irish people as a whole to attain national self-determination, Ireland increased its independence movements. In this study we will talk about the evolution of the Irish society in Ireland from the formation of the Free State, (which was declared on May 3rd

joins a regional bloc – especially in the age of globalisation”. Discuss Since the end of World War II in 1945, the world had become smaller every day: the development of new technologies, especially in transportation and in communication has considerably reduced the distance between people. Now, thanks to the internet, you can follow in live the result of an Australian rugby match from your living room, in London, or, thanks to the development of railway, spend your afternoon walking around Amsterdam

Discuss evolution of EU through the treaties that have been signed since the origin in the 50’s A lot of numbers of treaties have been signed since the beginning of the European Union. Here are the main and which evolution they permitted. Between the 50’s and the middle of the 70’s, 3 major treaties have been signed. The ECSC Treaty which was signed in 1951, it brought bases for the future EU. Its aim was to create a common market for the strategic commodities of the time. The EEC

Heath. 2 Il ne peut rien y avoir de plus instructif pour la loyauté et la justice que le souvenir de 1 2 Les majuscules des substantifs ont été conservées. Celles des adjectifs qualificatifs ont été supprimées. (NdT) James Heath : A brief chronicle of the late intestine war (1663). Selon MacGillivray (Restoration historians and the english civil war, 1974, p.66), il y a dans le Béhémot peu de traces de cet ouvrage. (NdT) Thomas Hobbes, Bénémoth Ou le Long Parlement (1679) 6 cette guerre

Slide 3 Election of 2001 After absorbing several smaller parties, TRT gained an absolute majority in the lower house of the Parliament, controlling 296 of 500 seats. Election of 2005 The general election held on 6 February 2005 resulted in another landslide victory for Thaksin and TRT, which controlled 374 seats in Parliament's lower house. Thaksin's populist policies found great favour in rural areas which aided him. Slide 5 While Thaksin was in New York City to make a speech at UN Headquarters

two dozen people, among them opposition members of Armenia’s parliament, clashed with riot police on Thursday as they protested against a controversial ban on street trade in Yerevan. The incident took place outside the Armenian main government building during a weekly session of Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian’s cabinet. Protests staged there by small groups of citizens have long been a regular occurrence. Robert Melkonian, a controversial deputy chief of the Yerevan police specializing in crowd

and how did isolationism come about? • Has isolationism been the main reason for the difficulties of British integration into EU? By studying the past, it will be easier to understand British identity. It will be clear that British identity has always been intertwined with continental Europe. Part I : The Historical Background Chap 1 : The original links I/ Prehistory For most of prehistory, what we call now the British islands were attached to the continental landmass. British