PSCI 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: International Relations, New York City Fire Department, Jus Ad Bellum

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 2601
• Professor: Daniel Preece

Document Summary

Class 8 international law and united nations. Might makes right, without a higher power, there is now law above sovereign states. Yet, a large body of international law exists, and state make efforts to follow international law and to justify their behaviour in terms of law. International law a core international institution, a body of principles, customs, norms, and rules that are created by sovereign states to facilitate diverse social goals, from order and coexistence to justice and human development. International order a pattern of international activity that sustains those goals of the society of states that are elementary, primary, or universal. Prescribes behavioural roles, constrains activity, and shapes expectations: constitutional institutions sovereignty, fundamental institutions international law and multilateralism, issue-specific institutions international regimes such as the npt, ottawa. An example of a fundamental institution: diplomatic activity engaged in cooperative practices involving 3 or more states.