PO102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: United Nations Economic And Social Council, Atlantic Charter, Nationstates
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Intergovernmental organizations (igo): formal, international public bodies whose members are nation-states. Non-governmental organizations (ngo): formal, non-profit, voluntary organization whose membership are composed of individuals organized around specific issues or common concerns. Supernatural entities: international organizations that operate beyond the national boundaries of their member states. Evolution of international organizations directly related to the development of international law. International law: the regulation of relations among sovereign states emerging from customary practices. 30 years" war saw european thinkers attempted to address the legal responsibilities among states guiding principles of behavior and how they should be measured. Positivism: the theory and development of international law based on the practice of states and conduct of international relations as evidence by custom or treaties. Concert of europe: a formal collaboration group formed in 1815 to enforce the decision reached at the congress of vienna: formalized the alliances that emerged from the congress, enforcement mechanism for the agreements had been made.
