HR and Political Global Governance

Question 1

What term describes informal and quick meetings between nation states?

Answer 1

Ad-hoc

Question 2

What is the proposition that the best way to maintain stability in important areas for the US is to combat instability and human rights abuses?

Answer 2

Clinton Doctrine

Question 3

What is the international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe?

Answer 3

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Question 4

What is the international court of the Council of Europe that interprets the ECHR?

Answer 4

European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)

Question 5

What UN body is responsible for the maintenance of economic security, development, and human rights?

Answer 5

ECOSOC

Question 6

What term describes social movements and NGOs that highlight issues?

Answer 6

Global civil society

Question 7

What contains all member states of the UN?

Answer 7

General Assembly

Question 8

What is the broad and complex process of decision making at a global level?

Answer 8

Global governance

Question 9

What are the rights that people are entitled to by virtue of being human?

Answer 9

Human rights

Question 10

What is military intervention carried out in pursuit of humanitarian objectives?

Answer 10

Humanitarian intervention

Question 11

Who is the person in overall charge of UN human rights actions and policies?

Answer 11

High Commissioner for Human Rights

Question 12

What is a group of nation states formally working together on issues of mutual interest?

Answer 12

Intergovernmental Organisations - IGO’s

Question 13

What is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations?

Answer 13

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Question 14

What organisation prosecutes individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes?

Answer 14

International Criminal Court (ICC)

Question 15

What is the law that governs states and other international actors?

Answer 15

International Law

Question 16

What are agreements between nation states that bind them to certain rules or standards?

Answer 16

International Treaties

Question 17

What are organisations set up to prosecute individuals for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes?

Answer 17

International tribunals

Question 18

What country in North Africa experienced a largely failed UN intervention after the overthrow of Gaddafi?

Answer 18

Libya

Question 19

What is a temporary part of the UN set up to deal with specific issues?

Answer 19

(UN) mission

Question 20

What term describes the imposition of economic and governmental models on countries to increase influence?

Answer 20

Neo-colonisation

Question 21

What is any non-profit, voluntary citizens’ group organised on various levels that performs humanitarian functions?

Answer 21

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

Question 22

What term is used to describe the USA, China, UK, France, and Russia as permanent members of the UNSC?

Answer 22

P5

Question 23

What area of global organisation is concerned with the behaviour of nation states within the ISS?

Answer 23

Political Global Governance

Question 24

What global political commitment was endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2005 to prevent genocide and war crimes?

Answer 24

Responsibility to protect

Question 25

What is a criminal court set up on an ad-hoc basis by the UN to investigate core international crimes?

Answer 25

Special UN tribunals

Question 26

What is the United Nations’ most powerful body with primary responsibility for international peace and security?

Answer 26

Security Council

Question 27

What document adopted in 1948 outlines 30 rights and freedoms that belong to all people?

Answer 27

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 28

What are rights that apply to people of all societies regardless of cultural differences?

Answer 28

Universal human rights

Question 29

What is the power of any permanent member of the UNSC to block action by the UN?

Answer 29

Veto