JORGE RODRIGUES SIMÃO

List of ongoing Conflicts

GLOBAL CONFLICT TRACKER

Pulling together a list of the wars most in need of international attention and support in 2016 is challenging for all the wrong reasons. For 20 years after the end of the Cold War, deadly conflict was in decline. Fewer wars were killing fewer people the world over. Five years ago, however, that positive trend went into reverse, and each year since has seen more conflict, more victims, and more people displaced. 2016 is unlikely to bring an improvement from the woes of 2015: It is war - not peace - that has momentum. 

That said, there are conflicts whose urgency and importance rise above. This year’s list of 10 is weighted toward wars with the worst humanitarian consequences: Syria and Iraq, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and the Lake Chad basin. It includes those in influential and functioning states, like Turkey, as well as those that have collapsed, like Libya. It features conflicts that are already bad but are poised to get much worse without intelligent intervention, such as Burundi, as well as tensions, such as those in the South China Sea, that are simmering but have yet to boil over. The list also considers the hopeful example presented by Colombia, where considerable progress is being made toward ending a 51-year insurgency. 

BREXIT THE MOVIE FULL FILM

“Brexit”, sabe o que é? Nós explicamos-lhe o que está em jogo

PERSPECTIVAS - O sonho que se desvanece - HojeMacau - 05.07.2016

“Probably the most important element for the UK is the extent to which the UK state can establish favourable tax and regulation conditions for competition and entrepreneurship; because of this, in leaving the EU we avoid many damaging features of EU intervention and this will be beneficial, regardless of the structure of trade. The most desirable option is a new treaty with the EU that largely withdraws from EU joint arrangements but collaborates on particular issues of common interest, such as rights of migration, free capital movements, and possibly trade agreements on particular industries like cars where there is large-scale cross-investment. Of course political cooperation will continue in areas of mutual interest as with all our allies.”

Should Britain Leave the EU? An Economic Analysis of a Troubled Relationship

Patrick Minford

O possível fim do sonho europeu, fez que os cidadãos britânicos fossem votar a 23 de Junho de 2016 num referendo que decidiria se o Reino Unido continuaria “Bremain” ou não “Brexit”, como Estado membro da União Europeia (UE), decidindo desse modo, qual o futuro que desejavam para o seu país. O eventual “Brexit” seria o primeiro caso de saída de um país da UE. O “Brexit” venceu por 51,9 por cento contra o “Bremain” com 48, 1 %, e uma taxa de participação de 72,2 por cento. A chegada ao referendo tem por detrás uma história de desamor entre o Reino Unido e a Europa, que explicam os argumentos esgrimidos pelas duas partes, bem como as consequências para o país e além das suas fronteiras.

What are human rights? (Video) 

What Are Human Rights?

Legitimate restrictions on freedom

 The absolute rights discussed so far do not allow for limitations, exceptions, qualifications, or balancing against other rights. Genocide, crimes against humanity, slavery, and torture are simply international crimes, which are prohibited and can be individually punished by any state wherever the acts were committed. The rights we consider in this texts, by contrast, be limited through legal restrictions designed to protect a defined legitimate objective. So, for example, liberty can be restricted in the context of the detention of someone following a lawful conviction in a court of law. Freedom of speech is not absolute. As we all know, shouting 'fire' in a crowded theatre can be punished. Although we all should have freedom to receive and impart information, there are obviously legitimate restrictions on passing on commercial or military secrets. Photographs of celebrities maybe of interest to a wide readership but their publication may be restricted in order to protect an individual's privacy.