Kegley chapter 10

Chapter 10: International Law and Organization

as Alternative Paths to Peace

Chapter 10: International Law and Organization

as Alternative Paths to Peace

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The Annual Frequency of New International Crises Since World War I

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International Law The set of rules and obligations

that states recognize as binding on each other. • Trade (WTO)• The environment (Kyoto Protocol)• The conduct of war

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History of International Law

Grotius’ Just War • There must be just cause for going to war• War must be declared by legitimate

authorities • The means used in war must not be

inhumane• The means used in war must be

proportional to the ends obtained

Jus ad bellum: The justice of a war Jus in bello: Justice in a war

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Amending the Just War Doctrine

How to deal with weapons of mass destruction?

War on terrorism Bush Doctrine Revolution in military affairs Doctrine of military necessity

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The Legal Prohibition Against Initiating Wars, 1815-2008

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The Changing Status of the Nonintervention Norm in International Law Since 1820

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International Law in the Twentieth Century

League of Nations The Kellogg–Briand Treaty of 1928 The 1925 Geneva Protocol Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty GATT WTO

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Sources of International Law

International conventions International custom The general principles of law

recognized by civilized nations

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Enforcement of International Law

The International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Enforcement by specific treaty organizations (i.e., WTO Dispute Settlement Body)

Self-enforcing

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International Norms Ethical principles about how actors

should behave Mutual expectations about how

actors will behave in certain situations

Social identities, indicating which actors are considered to be legitimate

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Four Paths by which Norms Spread

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Normative Disagreement

Death Penalty The U.S.–Iraq War The Bush Doctrine Terrorists?

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Human Rights International Criminal Court

• Genocide• Crimes against humanity • War crimes

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Web Links Carnegie Council on Ethics and Internatio

nal Affairs The International Court of Justice Fletcher-Ginn Multilaterals Project United Nations Peacekeeping Operations

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http://www.cceia.org/index.html

http://www.cceia.org/index.html

http://www.icj-cij.org/

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/dpko/index.asp

http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/dpko/index.asp

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