International Regimes

Question 1

What are the types of International Regimes

Answer 1

Hard Regimes - Formal Intergovernmental Regimes (Legally Binding)
* WTO
* UN
* EU
* WHO

Soft Regimes - Treaty Based (Non Binding)
* Paris Climate Agreement, UN Human Rights Declaration, G20 Sumits, Kyoto Protocol

Question 2

Strengths of Soft Regimes (2)
Weakness of Soft Regimes (1)

Answer 2

• Stabilise International Relations
• Creates Accountability
• Defaulting States cannot be strongly enforced - Trump defaulting from the WHO, Human Rights Charter and the Climate Agreement

Question 3

Possible Question 1

Are International Regimes Creating a World Order ?

Answer 3

Yes, because the reconfigure sovereignity, shift from bilateralism to multilateralism - Global Problem Solving

Question 4

Possible Question 2

Are international regimes competing with Nation States or are they assisting them in governance and policy-making ?

Answer 4

Sometimes Yes, they facilitiate cooperation on global challenges by providing expertise.

Sometimes No, it has creates concerns with sovereingity, power imbalances and conflict over priorities

Question 5

Possible Question 3

Are we heading towards World Governance, Regional Governance or Multi-Level Governance

Answer 5

Global governance impossible (Ruth, 2025). We are going towards multi-level governance.