International Law and International Organizations
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What is the concept of global governance as described in the text?
View answer and explanationThe 'tragedy of the commons' occurs when individual states prioritize their own short-term economic survival over what?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary difference between the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
View answer and explanationThe first Geneva Convention, which allowed noncombatants to treat wounded soldiers, was signed in what year?
View answer and explanationWhat is the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P)?
View answer and explanationWhat was the League of Nations, and why did it ultimately prove to be ineffective?
View answer and explanationHow many member states are on the UN Security Council, and how many of them are Permanent Five (P5) members with veto power?
View answer and explanationWhich UN body is described as the primary driver of global governance policy dealing with collective problems and aiming to eliminate the causes of conflicts?
View answer and explanationWhat are the three guiding principles that undergird the UN deployment of peacekeepers?
View answer and explanationWhich 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?
View answer and explanationWhat is a major limitation on the effectiveness of the United Nations, as identified in the text?
View answer and explanationWhat is the concept of functionalism in the context of regional IGOs?
View answer and explanationWhat was the original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) when it was formed in 1949?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, in 2019, NATO states accounted for what percentage of global military spending?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary mission of the European Union (EU) as described in the text?
View answer and explanationMERCOSUR, the Southern Common Market, was established in 1991 by which four countries?
View answer and explanationThe 13 member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) own approximately what percentage of the world's known oil reserves?
View answer and explanationWhat is a defining characteristic of a nongovernmental organization (NGO)?
View answer and explanationThe World Bank estimates that what percentage of total overseas development aid is channeled through NGOs?
View answer and explanationWhich human rights NGO, formed in the 1960s by Peter Benenson to pressure governments to release political prisoners, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997?
View answer and explanationWhat are multinational corporations (MNCs)?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, MNCs account for what portion of all global employment?
View answer and explanationWhat is the UN Global Compact, created in 2000?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for a region under the political control of one country but ethnically tied to another?
View answer and explanationAccording to the Pew Research Center, approximately what percentage of the world's population identifies with a religion?
View answer and explanationWhat 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?
View answer and explanationWhich organization, with jurisdiction over individual criminal behavior, was established by the United Nations Rome Statute in 1998?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary role of the UN General Assembly (GA)?
View answer and explanationWhat are the two goals of the World Bank as outlined in the text and in Table 15.1?
View answer and explanationThe United States pays what percentage of the UN's operating expenses and what percentage of its peacekeeping budget?
View answer and explanationSince its formation in 1949, NATO has expanded to include how many member states as of 2020?
View answer and explanationWhat is the Schengen Area, as it relates to the European Union?
View answer and explanationWhich regional economic organization (REO) is the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and is the world's largest free trade area?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary motivation for transnational organized crime (TOC) syndicates?
View answer and explanationWhat is a primary criticism of multinational corporations (MNCs) as discussed in the text?
View answer and explanationHow is a non-state actor like Greenpeace different from an IGO like the World Health Organization?
View answer and explanationIn 2020, how many active secessionist movements were there in the world?
View answer and explanationWhat does Article 5 of the NATO Treaty promise to its members?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT one of the six main bodies of the United Nations?
View answer and explanationWhich non-state actor is defined as a transnational group whose members are private citizens working together on a common interest?
View answer and explanationThe UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was signed in 1982 and came into force in what year?
View answer and explanationHow many core human rights treaties are there that extend beyond wartime behavior, and what percentage of UN member states have ratified at least one?
View answer and explanationThe Maastricht Treaty of 1993 was a significant step for the European Union because it introduced what?
View answer and explanationWhat is the largest and oldest regional IGO, which is also the most powerful military alliance in the world?
View answer and explanationWhat is the second largest source of revenue for transnational organized crime (TOC), second only to counterfeiting?
View answer and explanationWhich regional IGO suspended Egypt's membership in 2013 in response to a military coup?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary purpose of the Court of Justice of the EU?
View answer and explanationWhich 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?
View answer and explanationThe Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, holds what status at the United Nations?
View answer and explanationAfter the September 11, 2001 attacks, the UN Security Council formed which body to coordinate international counterterrorism measures?
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