PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - New International Economic Order, American Exceptionalism, Paradigm Shift
4 Mar 2014
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Against war this has a negative connotation (against something) Bilateral or multilateral treaties: when two or more enter an agreement. The backing of the un or the international court of justice. In favour of something has positive connotation. Just war wars are sometimes wages to enforce justice. Positive peace could also be halting, fragmentary and strenuous. Not many ppl in world are in favour of democracy. Some states have no recognition or respect for democracy. Ie cuba, prc-but they think they do have democracy although under communist ruletheir democracy is (single) party based. Their state is dictatorial and is a one party state. We say to have peace in our society we need democracy, rule of law and constiituion. Scarcity of water, water has become source of conflict between south asian countries, arab, south africa. Peace in a slaveholding society" is not a real peace. Right to organize, speak freely and participate in self governance.
