IS201-Midterm Review Day Notes
Quiz
- NIEO
- Industrialization: ask for more FDI but also technology transfer, skill
- Social Issues: ask for compensation incase.
NPT: Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (Binding): Used to control nuclear weapons in countries
- No Vertical proliferation: no transfer of nuclear weapon
- No Horizontal proliferaton: no transfer of nuclear technology
- IAEA:
- No nuclear testing
- Only use nuclear technology for civilian use (nuclear power), no military use.
- Only P5 are allowed to possess nuclear weapons.
Construction: is a theory explaining that your perception is shaped by
- Social Norms
- Cultures
- Values
- Experiences
- History
Which shapes your behaviour and social interactions with others.
Chapter 2
Non Compulsory Jurisdiction is a principle by ICJ, that ICJ can only judge on a case after the parties agrees to be judged on
Conflict resolution: is activities to stop a conflict from evolving into war
Anachronism is when the structure of UN that reflect the period of Post World War II, but not of today’s 21st century.
Ex:
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P5 powers doesn’t reflect the today’s super powers.
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Sovereignty: Doesn’t allow intervention in states that abuses human rights.
Super power unanimity: all the P5 voting yes in a decision.
Voluntary restraint: a policy by France, for the P5 to refrain from using Veto power in humanitarian crises.
Chapter 3
Collective legitimation of action: the use of UN to legitimize a state’s international intervention in another state.
Chapter 4
Impartiality: Must remain unbaised, being neutral without taking sides
Non use of force except for self defence and civilian defence
II.Discussion Questions
- Liberalism better explains the world today because
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Countries today depend on each other’s economy and interactions
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Economic and Political power is more influential than military power now adays
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Whether UN is used as a tool or not.
- UN responded to the nuclear revolution by the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
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Horizontal Proliferation
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Vertical Proliferation
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Don’t allow nuclear testing
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IAA: International Atomic Agency
- Enforce and inspect usage of nuclear power
- UN promoted decolonization by creating a new international norm, to shame powers for more decolonization. For the colonized to gain independence, sovereignty, self government.
Chapter 2:
- What influenced the UN structure
- Concert of Europe
- The Hague system
- Public International Union
Inefficiency of UNSC
- Financial Problem
- Political Bias
- Administrative issues
Chapter 3
UN relevancy to small states:
Chapter 4
5 Gens of peackeepings: seperated by levels of force used.
1st Generation: Traditional Peace Operation (Cold War)
Interstate conflicts: not involving p5
Main objective: is to keep cesefire
create buffer zone
force & weapon reduction
Force: little enforcement power, only force for protecting civilian
2nd Generation (the 90s):
Civilian personnel and police in peacekeeping missions
Objectives:
keep cease fire
Help with transition period from war to peace
More Intrastate conflicts
3rd Generation:
Focus on peace enforcement
more focus on human rights
more involvement with regional organization
R2P: Responsibility to Protect (protect civilian) *need research
4th generation:
peace building: help state during transition period to prepare for long lasting stability
Ex: Timor still needed help after peace, to build state
5th generation:
Hybrid mission: between
Peace keeping: west
Peace building: south
Involvement with regional organization
Challenges
Different command orders divided troops objectives
Each different troop is autonomous and follows their origin country