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Sunday 24 August 2008
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Human history is littered with atrocities and genocides committed during war and for centuries civilised nations have struggled to deal with this kind of violence. International criminal law, which emerged during the 20th century, was one attempt to stop such atrocities or at least to bring the perpetrators to justice. Rear Vision takes a look at the historical roots of international criminal law and at the institutions charged with its administration.
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Sunday 17 August 2008
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What has caused the violent tug of war between Russia and Georgia over Abkhazia and South Ossetia and why are these two regions demanding independence? Rear Vision revisits the setting for a hot version of the Cold War.
This program was first broadcast on 18 May 2008
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Sunday 10 August 2008
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For almost 50 years Fidel Castro - and now his brother Raul - have ruled Cuba. Rear Vision looks at the origins of the Cuban Revolution and the relationship between this tiny Caribbean island and the USA, its powerful and hostile neighbour.
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Sunday 03 August 2008
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The Beijing Olympics begin on Sunday 8 August and China is tipped to be the big medal winner. China's athletes are well trained and well supported but, perhaps even more importantly, many of them will be the product of China's one child policy.
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Sunday 27 July 2008
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Five years after the arrival of the first police and troops, part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), Rear Vision looks at the background to the intervention and how successful it has been.
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