PSCI 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: International Relations, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade, Multilateralism

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 2601
• Professor: Mark Pearcey

Document Summary

Breto(cid:374) woods: esta(cid:271)lish io(cid:859)s, a(cid:448)oid e(cid:272)o(cid:374) (cid:272)ollapse. Wto, wb, imf (cid:894)gatt (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)reated at breto(cid:374) (cid:449)oods, (cid:449)as later (cid:271)ut pla(cid:455)s role i(cid:374) reg of trade) Easier to do through law than military engagement, military as last resort, always possible tool to get what one wants. Story 1: european history, europe projected through colonialism, imperialist; peace of. Story 2: created of contemporary int law a back and forth between. Regardless, int law largely involved from regulations of relations between distinct nations/ sovereigns. Int law becomes an institution (established practice btw states: through this institution, int law codifies norms, values, practices. Informal: process of socialization, by articulating the principles become socialized within int community and become precedent setting standards: formal: 3+ negotiating parties (increasing includes non-state actors) Declaration of right is indigenous people (indigenous ppl did(cid:374)(cid:859)t ratif(cid:455) (cid:271)ut involved in writing) Consent: no la(cid:449) (cid:449)ithout (cid:858)real(cid:859) (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t of states, int law is meaningless (must entail obligations imposed by law)