Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 16 / 20, University of St Andrews (School of International Relations), course: Human Rights un Theory and Practice, language: English, abstract: In his book "e;TheComing Anarchy"e;,the American journalist Robert D. Kaplan paints a dark picture of the situation in many developing countries in the early 1990's, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. He describes societies marked by disease, overpopulation, poverty and criminal anarchy, where nation-states are increasingly losing importance and life is controlled by mafia-like structures and private armies.