Ch. 7- Intl. Organization, Law, and Human Rights Flashcards
The expectations held by participants about normal relations among states
International norms
Intergovernmental organizations such as the UN and nongovernmental organizations such as the Red Cross
International organizations (IOs)
The founding document of the UN; it is based on the principles that states are equal, have sovereignty over their own affairs, enjoy independence and territorial integrity, and must fulfill intl. obligations
UN charter
A body composed of representatives of all states that allocates UN funds, passes non binding resolutions, and coordinates third world development programs and various autonomous agencies
UN General Assembly
A body of five great powers (which can veto resolutions) and ten rotating member states that makes desicions about intl. peace and security
UN Security Council
The UN’s executive branch, led by the Secretary General
UN Secretariat
The use of military peacekeepers, civilian administrators, police trainers, and similar efforts to sustain peace agreements and build stable, democratic governments in societies recovering from civil wars
Peacebuilding
A structure established in 1964 to promote third world development through various trade proposals
UN Conference on Trade and Development
An organization based in Geneva that provides technical assistance to improve health conditions in the third world and conducts major immunization campaigns
World Health Organization
The judicial arm of the UN; located in The Hague, it hears only cases between states
World Court
Natural laws that establish the conditions under which foreigners may travel and visit within a state’s territory, work within the state, and sometimes become a citizen
Immigration law
The process by which the status of embassies and that of an ambassador are explicitly defined
Diplomatic recognition
A privilege under which diplomats’ activities fall outside the jurisdiction of the host country’s national courts
Diplomatic immunity
A category in intl. law that defines when wars can be justly started and how they can be justly fought
Just wars
The rights of all people to be free from abuses such as torture or imprisonment for their political beliefs (political and civil rights) and to enjoy certain minimum economic and social protections (economic and social rights)
Human rights
