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Government & Law Problems and Solutions
The following are a list of government & law problems and solutions. Click on a heading to read the full description of the problem, add a solution or comment, and rate the problem. Submit a new government & law problem by clicking on the Post Problem button. The most popular government & law problems are listed first. Voting on a problem may move it up or down on the list.7 18
  Lack of peace for Israel, Palestine, Gaza, West BankSolutions (28) Comments (24)Hatred, fear, and death are part of everyday life in this region. The problem is that all known solutions do not work. We are after some innovative solutions here. In 3 years of cease fire, Hamas has... 2 11
Excessive government intervention in the private sectorSolutions (1)According to the interventionist outlook, the state is not to be excluded from the strategic sectors of the economy; and political and trade union problems are thought to be best avoided, whatever the... 3 11
Conflict between capital and labourSolutions (3)Throughout this period, which is by no means yet over, the issue of work has of course been posed on the basis of the great conflict that in the age of, and together with, industrial development emerg... 5 13
CorruptionCorruption is a debasement or subversion of integrity or purity and may occur in ideology or personal morality, culture, commerce, civil service (including police) or in politics. It constitutes a bar...4 9
Abuse of privileges and immunities by diplomatsSolutions (1)Members of diplomatic staffs in embassies, consulates or missions accredited to foreign governments or international inter-governmental bodies, may flout the civil or criminal codes of their host coun... 1 3
Conflicting interpretations of universal human rightsComments (2)In some cultures it is denied that human rights are universal. It is held that they must be considered in the context of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and reli... 0 2
Military governmentMilitary governments tend to have little respect for freedom nor for many human rights. Military strength involves laying plans for possible wars, and this necessarily leads to viewing other countries...2 4
Cultural imperialismOne culture can dominate others by its commerce; by its superior products and technologies which create a demand; by its cultural achievements whether they are scientific, literary, artistic, intellec...5 7
Ineffectiveness of foreign aidIn many aid-giving countries there is a persistent suspicion that aid objectives are ill-chosen and make little impact on economic and social conditions. In the countries which receive aid, there is a...0 2
CensorshipCensorship may involve restrictions on expression, or the public availability of books, newspapers and journals, films, plays, news, artwork, photography, broadcasts, and non-acceptance of new scienti...0 2
Inadequate information systems for international governmental decision-making processesIntergovernmental organizations are used as instruments in dealing with problems which, by their nature, transcend national boundaries and are in effect regional or world-wide in scope. But it can har...0 1
Proliferation and duplication of organizational units and coordinating bodies of the United Nations systemThere is a progressively increasing number of intergovernmental and expert organs within the UN system, many with overlapping competences. This proliferation complicates the task and consumes the time...3 4
A New Global ConstitutionSolutions (1) Comments (3)An entirely new global constitution that equalizes political power for the entire human family - the CONSTITUTION of UNITED DIVERSITY http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uniteddiversity 0 1
Conflicting claims concerning Antarctic territoryAntarctica, which accounts for a tenth of the world's land surface, is thought to contain immense mineral wealth. A coalfield under the Transantarctic mountains may be the largest on Earth, and iron ...0 1
US Mexican border illegal crossingsSolutions (4)The border is 1960 miles long and in 2008, had approximately 250 million legal crossings and 2.5 million illegal crossings. There were 120 known deaths. The main reason for crossing is the possibility... 0 1
Loss of credibility of the United NationsThe United Nations system of organizations has failed to respond effectively to many of the challenges faced by the world, if only because its decision-making processes were a victim of the paralysis ...1 1
MilitarismSolutions (1)Militarism is a policy or doctrine, or a system of power relationships that values war and accords primacy in state and society to the armed forces. It exalts the application of violence and the autho... 1 1
United Nations abrogation of responsibilityIn Somalia, during the worst of the civil war and famine, relief agencies and their workers risked their lives to distribute food. Some were killed and many were wounded. In the case of Bosnia, and de...2 2
RefugeesIn addition to the problems encountered of settling in a host country and attempting to find acceptance by the community of that country, refugees encounter difficulties in finding employment and hous...1 1
AuthoritarianismThe demanding and enforcement of complete obedience to authority may be political, parental or ideological. It may be manifested in police brutality, governmental intimidation, or organizational indoc...2 1
Irresponsible nationalismComments (1)Nationalism is a political state of mind in which the supreme loyalty of the individual is felt to be due to the nation-state. The nation-state is regarded not only as the ideal, 'natural', or 'normal... 4 3
Private ownershipThe ownership, use and sale of productive property has become a right of the individual rather than a privilege. The context out of which decisions are made about ownership has been reduced to a tensi...1 0
Decline in government social expenditureBetween 1983 and 1986 developing countries cut spending on health by 13.3% and on education by 10.5% according to the World Bank's "World Development Report 1988". By 1992, almost all European countri...2 1
Boundary disputes between statesBoundaries between states, determined as a result of a variety of political, historical and administrative compromises, may be controversial, ambiguous and unstable. Dissatisfaction over a boundary de...1 0
Denial of right of indigenous peoples to participate in political processesThe indigenous forest dwelling peoples of Zaire, Cameroon, Gabon and other nations continue to be denied their basic right to political self-determination. Political self-determination is also denied ...1 0
Ineffective war crime prosecutionWar crimes cannot be deterred by the threat of prosecution against individual perpetrators. War criminals and people who commit crimes against humanity frequently find refuge in countries where legal,...2 1
Spent Nuclear Fuel Store in SpainSolutions (2)Spain has several nuclear power plants which can only burn about 5% of the potential energy in the radioactive fuel. The original intention was to reprocess fuel until it was no longer dangerous. Repr... 2 0
Right-wing political extremismSolutions (1)The radical right in the USA encompasses a vast number and variety of groups, such as survivalists, militias, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, Christian Identity churches, the AN and skinheads. These grou... 2 0
Political deceptionSolutions (1) Comments (1)White lies are as common to political and diplomatic affairs as they are to the private lives of most people. Feigning enjoyment of an embassy gathering or toasting the longevity of an unimpressive ca... 9 6
Kashmir SolutionSolutions (2) Comments (3)Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory having about 18 resolutions pending in U.N Security Council favoring Right of Self Determination of Kashmiri people to which both India and ... 6 2
Denial of right to sufficient shelterEight criteria of housing rights for people have been proposed: (a) security of tenure; (b) affordability without deprivations of other basic needs; (c) accessibility in terms of access to basic infra...0 0
Economic dependence of countries on the drug tradeReducing the economic incentive to grow illicit drug crops has increased in international strategic importance over the past decade However, some countries are not party to the international conventio...0 0
Conflicting claims concerning off-shore territorial watersCoastal states claim different widths of sea adjacent to their shores as being subject to their jurisdiction. Claims vary from 3 nautical miles to 200 miles. The purpose of such claims is to reserve f...Notify me of New Entries on this PageYou can receive an email whenever a new problem is added to this category. You can unsubscribe at any time. |
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