UNIT 4 AOS 1 Key terms

Question 1

Realism

Answer 1

Realism involves states (and other global actors) prioritizing their specific interest and needs over those of the global community

Question 2

Cosmopolitan

Answer 2

Cosmopolitan reflects a desire among global actors to cooperate to reach common goals and outcomes to meet challenges that are presented to the global community

Question 3

Justice

Answer 3

Justice refers to the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, law, fairness, and equity that, importantly, also seeks punishment and/or compensation when these ethics are breached.

Extends to global
politics through international systems of justice, such as the ICC and International Court of Justice, which seek to uphold international law and deter future violations

Question 4

Ethics

Answer 4

This seeks to address questions of morality and extends to global politics, as global actors are guided by different moral frameworks/positions

Question 5

International law

Answer 5

Traditionally only relating to states, international law is a body of rules established by custom or written legal arrangements that are accepted as binding upon the international community.