PSCI-1102 Lecture 30: Class 30
26 Nov 2016
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Norms are standards of behaviors for a given identity. Ex. this is how nations should behave. Can be included in laws or not. Constitutive: defines who is a legitimate or appropriate actor under what circumstances. Ex. what it means to be a state, flags. Procedural: defines how decisions involving multiple actors should get made. Ex. powerful states have special rights and responsibilities similar to secondary rules - due process - but less robust. Regulative: governs the behavior of actors in their interactions with other actors. Can be difficult since they aren"t always clear. When norms are deeply internalized, actors typically do not even consciously contemplate violating them. However, when they are not written down, they exist only by collective assent. Norms are often most easily observed when they are violated. Some principles become norms simply by the force of their own inherent moral standing. Other norms are propagated by powerful states or international organizations.
