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Professor Laurence Boulle, War in Dispute Resolution Theory ...

Laurence Boulle War Dispute Resolution at the UN

Professor Laurence Boulle, Mediation of Conflicts

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Dispute Resolution Centre

Thoughts and Themes
CYCLICAL CAUSES OF WAR
MYTHOLOGY TO REALITY AND AROUND AGAIN?
Chris Hedges suggests a cycle in human behaviour in relation to war – namely, the development or rediscovery of “mythology”, followed by the harsh “reality” of war, followed by collective amnesia, and more mythology etc. Mythology of War Reality of War We are good/they are evil There is evil and good on all sides We are conquering evil We are committing organised murder of innocents We are helping the local freedom fighters
We are arming local gangsters and drug lords Our young men are glorious warriors Our young men are confused, corrupted, expendable and maimed pawns The media reports the “truth”. The media profits magnificently from the advent of war and then makes less from emerging mutual atrocity The country is unified against outside evil Evil lies within also Dissenters are unpatriotic and must be silenced The dissenters are an embarrassment. They remind us of our failures. Smell, music, sights and sounds of war are glorious The stench and horror of organised industrial murder Lies are a necessary strategy Lies are lies; we have been conned again. We sacrifice together Only some sacrifice; others are safe and make fortunes We will start and finish the war when we want and when we “win” Starting is easy; but we cannot get out Human rights and respect can be suspended in an emergency Once suspended, escalated mutual atrocity is morally OK We want to make things better We seem to have made things worse We are momentarily violent for good Constant hate of other races and tribes gives us meaning and unity...

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Law and Industrial Relations: China and Japan after World War II

...when compared with their Western counterparts in that they do not stand up to management to protect the interests of workers. The author's careful analysis probes the reasons for this difference, tearing down stereotypical notions about societies with a Confucian heritage, to examine the significant role of law in shaping industrial relations in modern China and Japan.
 
Through a comparative analysis of their trade union laws, this work analyses the role of law in shaping postwar industrial relations in China and Japan and the interplay amongst such elements as the State or the Party, management, and workers.
 
The work focuses on industrial relations in commercial and industrial enterprises, addressing such issues as the performance or nonperformance of trade unions in China and Japan and possible explanations, and the prospects and limitations of using codified laws to effect change or control in the postwar industrial settings of these two countries.
 
The work's helpful features include a comparative approach, the use of case studies to maximize objectivity and insight, a unified and clearly expressed thesis and conclusions including a summary of findings, footnotes and cross references, an index, and concise explanations of the relevant legal provisions and the manner in which they have been applied.
 
http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?ProdID=9041110755