PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Human Rights Watch, North American Free Trade Agreement
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China contributes more peacekeepers than any other permanent member. 700 troops to sudan, some strategic interest. Global ascendency wants to be seen as a player. Governance of the un searching for new secretary general security council deliberates to find candidate then the general assembly votes yes candidate chosen is a secretive process. Might make process more inclusive and transparent. Suggested one-year term list of candidates in public. The rules that countries follow when dealing with each other. International laws is supposed to equalize and protect. Treaties: customary state practice, general principles of law. Shared expectations on the part of the group about appropriate behaviour. In global politics it is expectations held by state leaders about how that international relations are carried out. Agreed upon behaviour that becomes habitual overtime gains legitimacy, leaders stop calculating the pay offs of acting: ex.
