INTLSTD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: First Geneva Convention, Hague Conventions Of 1899 And 1907, Human Security
22 Mar 2017
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Diplomacy: use of conversation and negiotiation to reach mutual agreement. Sanctions: tool to gain leverage, persuade government to take a different course of action, first resort after diplomacy. However, uninteded side effects for the poorer civilians but not government use of trade embargo to gain leverage. Benefits: influence relationship with a state by extending benefits to countries who are behaving how you want. 1864 geneva convention: how victims of a conflict should be treated. Wilson tried to get the us to support the league of nations died before he could convince the senate. Realism: un charter signed because great powers retained veto and could conclude to practice power politics. Liberalism: un is a forum where nation states come together and give up some sovereignty to higher authority. Constructivism: nation states participate because they want to be seen as cooperative, have an identity and a voice, express their views.
