INR 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Energy Community, Food Security, International Criminal Court
Document Summary
Interdependence all states mutually vulnerable to each others actions. Green revolution introduction to hybrid brands of grain, science increases suppy food security. The ability of individuals to obtain sufficient food on a day-to-day basis replacement rate fertility offspring produced replaces parents keeping rate stable. League of nations created after ww2 for the purpose of collective security, not endorsed by us. International criminal court (icc) a court established by the un for indicting and administering justice to people committing war crimes. created in 2002. Only when state"s government won"t do the case. Continuity in world politics sovereignty (state is still #1) and global anarchy. still a self help system. World court (icj) created after ww2 as highest judicial body on earth. United nations emergency forces created in 1956 in response to suez crisis. 15 members, five with veto power (china, france, russia, us, and uk) in charge of peacekeeping.
