POLS 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Member States Of The United Nations, Convention Relating To The Status Of Refugees, United Nations General Assembly
4 May 2017
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Sovereignty (internal/external: sovereignty refers to the right of a group of people to rule themselves. To be sovereign is to be self-ruling, offering no higher authority than oneself: internal sovereignty means power within ones territory, external sovereignty is the recognition that all states possess this power in equal measure. State (4 necessary ingredients) permanent popn, territory, government and recognition by other states. Nation-a group of people that sees themselves as belonging together in some meaningful sense as a unit that has identity, and that is distinct from other groups. Intergovernmental organizations - (organization who"s members are states). Purpose: provides a forum where states can interact with eachother. Un security council- 5 permanent memos (usa,uk,china,rus,fra). Purpose is to maintain international peace and security. Treaty (convention, accord, agreement) - treaty is a contractual deal between countries made by governments. Accord is an agreement but may not be legally binding. An agreement is something that is left unsigned.
