PSC 124 Lecture : PSC 124 Chapters 7-13.docx

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSC 124
• Professor: Linda Northrup

Document Summary

Chapter 7: international organization, law, and human rights. Igos: an organization (such as the united nations and its agencies) whose members are state governments. The regional ones have had more success than the global ones, and those with specific functional or technical purposes have worked better than those with broad purposes. Ngos: a transnational group or entity (such as the catholic church, greenpeace, or the international olympic. Committee) that interacts with states, multinational corporations (mncs), other ngos, and intergovernmental organizations. tend to be more specialized in function. Un charter: the founding document of the united nations; it is based on the principles that states are equal, have sovereignty over their own affairs, enjoy independence and territorial integrity, and must fulfill international obligations. The charter also lays out the structure and methods of the united nations. lays out the structure of the un and the methods by which it operates.