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International Law and International Organizations

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Question 1

What is the concept of global governance as described in the text?

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Question 2

The 'tragedy of the commons' occurs when individual states prioritize their own short-term economic survival over what?

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Question 3

What is the primary difference between the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)?

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Question 4

The first Geneva Convention, which allowed noncombatants to treat wounded soldiers, was signed in what year?

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Question 5

What is the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P)?

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Question 6

What was the League of Nations, and why did it ultimately prove to be ineffective?

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Question 7

How many member states are on the UN Security Council, and how many of them are Permanent Five (P5) members with veto power?

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Question 8

Which UN body is described as the primary driver of global governance policy dealing with collective problems and aiming to eliminate the causes of conflicts?

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Question 9

What are the three guiding principles that undergird the UN deployment of peacekeepers?

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Question 10

Which organization has the 'Triple Billion' Goal, which includes one billion more people benefiting from universal health coverage and one billion more people better protected from health emergencies?

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Question 11

What is a major limitation on the effectiveness of the United Nations, as identified in the text?

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Question 12

What is the concept of functionalism in the context of regional IGOs?

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Question 13

What was the original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) when it was formed in 1949?

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Question 14

According to the text, in 2019, NATO states accounted for what percentage of global military spending?

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Question 15

What is the primary mission of the European Union (EU) as described in the text?

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Question 16

MERCOSUR, the Southern Common Market, was established in 1991 by which four countries?

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Question 17

The 13 member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) own approximately what percentage of the world's known oil reserves?

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Question 18

What is a defining characteristic of a nongovernmental organization (NGO)?

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Question 19

The World Bank estimates that what percentage of total overseas development aid is channeled through NGOs?

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Question 20

Which human rights NGO, formed in the 1960s by Peter Benenson to pressure governments to release political prisoners, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997?

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Question 21

What are multinational corporations (MNCs)?

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Question 22

According to the text, MNCs account for what portion of all global employment?

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Question 23

What is the UN Global Compact, created in 2000?

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Question 24

What is the term for a region under the political control of one country but ethnically tied to another?

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Question 25

According to the Pew Research Center, approximately what percentage of the world's population identifies with a religion?

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Question 26

What is defined as the use or threat of violence by non-state actors to influence citizens or governments in the pursuit of political or social change?

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Question 27

Which organization, with jurisdiction over individual criminal behavior, was established by the United Nations Rome Statute in 1998?

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Question 28

What is the primary role of the UN General Assembly (GA)?

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Question 29

What are the two goals of the World Bank as outlined in the text and in Table 15.1?

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Question 30

The United States pays what percentage of the UN's operating expenses and what percentage of its peacekeeping budget?

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Question 31

Since its formation in 1949, NATO has expanded to include how many member states as of 2020?

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Question 32

What is the Schengen Area, as it relates to the European Union?

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Question 33

Which regional economic organization (REO) is the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and is the world's largest free trade area?

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Question 34

What is the primary motivation for transnational organized crime (TOC) syndicates?

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Question 35

What is a primary criticism of multinational corporations (MNCs) as discussed in the text?

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Question 36

How is a non-state actor like Greenpeace different from an IGO like the World Health Organization?

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Question 37

In 2020, how many active secessionist movements were there in the world?

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Question 38

What does Article 5 of the NATO Treaty promise to its members?

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Question 39

Which of the following is NOT one of the six main bodies of the United Nations?

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Question 40

Which non-state actor is defined as a transnational group whose members are private citizens working together on a common interest?

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Question 41

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was signed in 1982 and came into force in what year?

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Question 42

How many core human rights treaties are there that extend beyond wartime behavior, and what percentage of UN member states have ratified at least one?

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Question 43

The Maastricht Treaty of 1993 was a significant step for the European Union because it introduced what?

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Question 44

What is the largest and oldest regional IGO, which is also the most powerful military alliance in the world?

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Question 45

What is the second largest source of revenue for transnational organized crime (TOC), second only to counterfeiting?

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Question 46

Which regional IGO suspended Egypt's membership in 2013 in response to a military coup?

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Question 47

What is the primary purpose of the Court of Justice of the EU?

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Question 48

Which NGO, founded by Henry Dunant in the mid-1800s to aid soldiers injured in war, is mentioned as an early example of a moral crusade by concerned citizens?

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Question 49

The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, holds what status at the United Nations?

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Question 50

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the UN Security Council formed which body to coordinate international counterterrorism measures?

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