PO210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Immigration Law, Diplomatic Recognition, Jus Ad Bellum
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The international insutitions and rules of law that operate today took shape predominately during periods of hegemony, when one state dominated in international power following a hegemonic war among the great powers. For realists, international organizations or alliances operate largely at the behest of the interests of powerful states and when those states no longer find such institutions. International norms: the expectations held by participants about normal relations among states. There is often no consensus about specific violations of international norms (for example there was broad agreement about kuwait and iran"s war however countries such as yemen and jordan disagreed) Agreed norms of behaviors, institutionalized through such organizations become habitual over time and gain legitimacy: state leaders become used to behaving in a normal way and stop calculating whether violating norms would pay off for each action. New expectations appeared to be emerging in areas of human rights, un peacekeeping and humanitarian intervention:
