Peace And Conflict Flashcards
What does Peace making mean?
The action of trying to establish peace conflict resolution creating peace between two parties that have been at war or in a dispute with eachother.
What is a holy war?
•A war fought for a religous goal
•A war approved by a religous leader
•A war belived that God is on your side
What is an example of a holy war?
The crusades
What are the 8 causes of war?
- Religion
- Anger
- Just because
- Revenge
- Money
- Self defence
- Genocide
- Agreements
‘Can torture ever be justified’ (For)
•Against human rights to be tortured
•It is a crime to torture someone/corrodes the law
•Catholic teachings “opose torture in the treatment of any detained or imprisoned person”
‘Can torture ever be justified’ (Against)
•If torturing a terrorist helps prevent a terrorist attack than torturing one person cane save thousands of people
•There are different levels of torture (some can be legal)
What dows the term ‘Radicalisation’ mean?
When someone is influenced to hold extreme views on religous or political views.They are unwilling to see alternate views.
Who is an example of someome who has been ‘radicalised’
Shamima Begum
Who might get radicalised?
People who have been brought up through alot of trauma and their environment is unsupportive to their human needs
Where might people get radicalised?
Schools can be a common place where people recieve trauma also online is another place.
What does the term ‘torture’ mean?
Any act by which severe pain and suffering-physical or mental-is intentionally inflicted on a person by a public official.
What does the term ‘terrorism’ mean?
The unlawful use of violwnce.usually against innocent civillians in order to achieve a political goal.
Information about London bombing?
Happened on the 7.7.2005
It was a suicide bombing.
Targetting commuters during rush hour
52 people died
784 people injured/hurt
Religion was the cause of it(Islam)
Information about Omagh bombing?
Happened in 1998
Was a car bombing
Carried out by the ‘Real Irish Republican Army’
29 people died
220 people injured/hurt
Targetting the courthouse
What is the aim of terrorism?
To frighten people so they are afraid to go about their daily lifes.