When sovereign states enter into agreements in international organizations, which are binding and enforceable (that means with obligations that must be attended), they form part of the international law. A set of rules, agreements and treaties are stablished, in this way, nations, citizens and businesses can interact between them without ambiguities. The international laws often promote peace, justice, common interests and trades.
The colonists protested the taxes because they thought they were unfair. The colonists had no representation in Parliament and they saw this as taxation without repesentation.
Women can vote now and work in areas that before where considered only for men. African-Americans can now go to same schools as white people and eat at the same restaurants
En África, las personas más ricas y poderosas tenían esclavos para utilizarlos como soldados en las guerras o como una forma de demostrar su poder y su prestigio.