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Define the concept of assassination.
Assassination is the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure for political reasons.
Discuss the causes of assassinations.
The causes of assassinations include restrictions on political competition and strong polarization and fragmentation, lack of consensual political ethos and homogenous populations, politically deprived groups resulting in a decline in the legitimacy of political leadership and systems, domestic violence during election periods, and territorial fragmentation of a country.
Discuss the implications of an assassination of a political leader.
The implications of an assassination of a political leader include potential disruption of the existing political order, promotion of highly specific policy changes, prevention of the vice from ascending to the head of state position, vulnerability of opposition leaders in authoritarian systems, and increased vulnerability during violent domestic conflicts.
What were the domestic duties of girls during armed conflict?
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What were the risks faced by girls in armed conflict?
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What were the combat activities performed by girls associated with fighting forces?
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How did women and girls experience armed conflict differently than men and boys?
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What are some consequences of the existence of unwanted children who are the product of rape?
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What is the definition of a child soldier according to the international community?
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What are some reasons children become involved in armed conflict?
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What is the notion of 'voluntary' recruitment of child soldiers?
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What are the three types of pragmatic genocide?
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What are some factors that contribute to genocide?
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What are some strategies that offenders of genocide use to conceal their actions?
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What is the logic behind enforced pregnancies and how can rape, enforced pregnancy, and resultant childbirths be considered genocide?
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What is the retributive justice model in prosecuting child soldiers?
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What is the restorative justice model in prosecuting child soldiers?
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What are some reasons for girls' involvement and initiation into armed conflict?
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What roles do girls typically have within armed groups?
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What is the definition of genocide according to the United Nations' (UN) Convention?
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What is the concept of 'ethnic cleansing' and how is it related to genocide?
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How are genocide and ethnic cleansing viewed by international humanitarian law?
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What is the difference between politicide and democide?
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Discuss the statement that sperm can be used as a biological weapon.
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How can rape and enforced pregnancy contribute to undermining the will to fight?
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Discuss the impact of enforced pregnancies on the destruction and social death of a community.
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How does the Brana plan's policy of enforced pregnancy contribute to genocide?
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