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International criminal law as a system of legal rules contained in the documents of international community and in the documents of national (internal) criminal law provides criminal liability and punishment for a great number of international crimes, among which crime against humanity is the most prominent. These crimes are acts of breaking war laws and rules of warfare (international humanitarian law) and they are also the acts of endangering peace among nations and security of the mankind. For perpetrators of these crimes in certain cases the primary jurisdiction is the one of international criminal court (supranational) authorities. In this paper, the author has analysed the notion and characteristics of crime against humanity from the theoretical and practical aspects in international criminal law and in criminal law of Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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This paper is based on a different approach to the status of the Serbs in Croatia analyzing their population growth, demographic characteristics, rights, the national identity of the Serbs as well as the ways and possibilities of its maintenance. The main data sources are the official population censuses considering that the size and ethnic compactness are the main demographic factors, which significantly affect the achievement of rights and freedoms of every minority. The paper highlights the problem of refugees and the issue of sustainable return of the Serbs to Croatia and achievement of their fundamental rights. Regional cooperation and bilateral treaties are the way for the homeland country for the efficient protection of its compatriots as well as the efficient mechanism for better integration of minorities in all fields of the social life in the country where they live.

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Germany is today the first economy of Europe. A nation that leaves no one indifferent has managed to establish itself through the EU, thus becoming one of the most influential countries in the world. Germany’s contribution to world politics, economy and culture, as well as its present significance make consideration of the Germans, their country, identity, their understanding of organization and the strength and Germanic spirit very pertinent. The Europeans have always followed the rise of the German state with respect and caution, given the historical constellation.

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Obama’s first presidential term was marked by both the beginning of the U.S.-Russian “reset“, and its failure. Since spring 2011, most of the positive outcomes of the “reset“have been annulled including the achieved spirit of cooperation. In Obama’s second term, we are witnessing further worsening in relations between the two powers, which is also accompanied by cold personal relations between the two presidents, Obama and Putin. Prospects for the future are pessimistic, at least until the end of Obama’s term. Nevertheless, we cannot talk of a new Cold War in the sense of the previous confrontation between the two superpowers, but rather of the clash of visions of mutual relations and international order, and yet another failed attempt of the U.S.-Russian rapprochement.

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After gaining independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956, many turmoils have occurred in Sudan such as military regimes, civil wars followed by ethnic, religious and economic conflicts between the Northern and Southern Sudan, coup d\'état in 1989, USA attacks on Sudan and a new Constitution in 1989, uprising in Darfur, and the independence for Southern Sudan in 2011. The second civil war, which lasted over two decades, resulted in more than four million displaced persons and more than two million deaths in Sudan. Besides, during the conflict in the Darfur region, nearly two million people were displaced and more than 300,000 deaths were caused. Constant conflicts and turmoils in Sudan since the mid-20th century have affected all neighboring states, and many of them have provided shelter for over a half million of Sudanese refugees. Additionally, Sudan is a source and transit country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor, forced begging or sex trafficking in Europe, Middle East countries, and others. On the other hand, after establishing the European Union, with constant institutional reforms, the EU has nowadays developed the Common Foreign and Security Policy. Since 2011, it has officially launched the European External Action Service – EEAS, which represents the European Union\'s diplomatic corps. The key issues for the EU External Action Service towards Sudan are providing aid for recovery across the war-affected areas, maintaining the dialogue with the governments of the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan, and providing humanitarian aid.

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The work aims to investigate how companies can effectively manage the organizational culture by implementing appropriate business policies. Organizational culture is considered one of the key segments of organizational success. Its influence on the behavior of the human factor in the work process is very important. Organizational culture directs and defines everyday behavior as well as activities of people in an organization. The paper considers the concept, elements and classification of organizational culture. Besides, ways of creating and keeping of organizational structure are also analyzed.

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The primary goals of economic diplomacy as a tool of establishing and developing relationships between countries and other international institutions, organizations, or individuals, are the protection of national economic interests and the promotion of industry capabilities, services and brands on the international market. Without communication and information, it is virtually impossible to conduct any economic or diplomatic activity. Information and communications in economic diplomacy are affected by numerous factors of which specific features of economic diplomacy activities and the international environment are the crucial ones. Modern tools of communication and transfer of information are the personal communication of a contemporary economic diplomat and electronic communication.

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Created on the European soil in different and intertwined relationships between European countries as a metanational category, the European cultural identity appears as the integrating factor in overcoming of individual national identities. It is founded in the historical identity of Europe, which is transformed projecting the common idea of the European future. But, Europe is not a unified and homogeneous space, but the specific characteristic of the European cultural identity is regional cultural identities. In perceiving the role and importance of the region for the European cultural identity of particular significance is the region of South-Eastern Europe (including the Republic of Serbia). By all this, the region can be defined in two ways: a) subjectivistically and b) objectivistically. Among regions, most often are ethnic (cultural), industrial (urban), topographic (climate), economic (specialized), administrative and supranational political-economic region and other regions. This paper deals with the relations and influences of the region and the European cultural identity as the central concept of the modern cultural policy of Europe today.

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The aim of the paper is to define the concept of Infrastructure for Peace, as well as to make a short comparison of the existing Infrastructure for Peace in regard to the so-called War Infrastructure. Here is offered a small contribution to the explanation of importance of Infrastructure for Peace both as an emerging theoretical concept and the approach to conflicts based on it. Furthermore, it will deal with functions, components and limits of Peace Infrastructure, but also with its specific institutional elements, i.e. peace councils and ministries for peace. The author argues that the future transformation of deep-rooted conflicts will be significantly brighter if elements of Infrastructure for Peace are strengthened, even despite some ambiguities this concept brings with it.