PS 114- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 32 pages long!)

• School: Oakland University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PS 114
• Professor: Trumbore

Document Summary

Building peace through cooperation: international law and international organizations. Diplomacy went over this in previous notes. International law is that law which the wicked do not obey and the righteous do not enforce. abba eban. International law can serve as a basis to manage conflict and constrain the behavior of states yes, it is actually law. Law based on neither central authority (legislature) nor on shared values or principles (no normative basis for the law) not based on what we know law to be based on hard to call this law because it"s. Ignored by the rich and powerful but forced onto the poor and powerless. Lacks nearly all the established structures of evolved domestic legal systems: No formal rule making process not equivalent to any legislative process. Little or no established authority to adjudicate (make a formal judgement or decision about a problem) violations. Little or no institutional authority to punish violators.