main definitions Flashcards
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Universality
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Human rights are inalienable, self-evident and applicable to all humans
2
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Cultural Relativism
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Human rights are a Western construct and thus are not applicable to other cultures
3
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Cosmopolitanism
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A desire among global actors to cooperate to address challenges to the international community
4
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Realism
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Global actors prioritising their specific national interests and needs over those of the global community
5
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International Laws
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A body of rules that are accepted as binding on the international community and
6
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Justice
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The concept of moral rightness based on ethics that seeks punishment/compensation when these ethics are breached
7
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Ethichs
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Seek to address questions of morality, guide global actors through moral frameworks/positions
