Studied by 5 peopledemocracy
a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
Sovereiginty
dominant power
Imperialism
when a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain.
Autonomy
a person's ability to act on his or her own values and interests
The social contract
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
Social justice
the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities.
Socialism
political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned in common, typically controlled by the state or government.
Communism
a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally and private property is nonexistent
UNCR definition
UN convention on the rights of the child
UNCR goal
sets out the basic human rights to every child is entitled
legally bound by the treaty's provisions
explain the purpose of Irelands’s social partnership process
Order to reach multiannual agreements covering various issues that affect the country's social and economic development.
The legislative branch
Oireachtas, makes laws
The executive branch
the Taoiseach, enforces laws
The judical branch
the courts, law oversight
benefits of nationalism
Enables a government to form social cohesion and a collective aim to make their country a better place to be
negatives of Nationalism
us vs them
racist attitudes
positive discrimination
Preferential treatment based on the individual's class, gender, ethnicity, and so forth in a attempt to redress past discrimination
patriarchy
A form of social organisation in which males dominate females
sustainable development
Rational use of resources to meet current and future human needs without inflicting irreversible damage to the environment
positive right
is a right to be subjected to an action of another person or group.
negative right
exist unless someone acts to negate them.
Cosmopolitan
the ideology that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality
Civil disobedience
active refusal to obey laws considered unjust or oppressive, often as a peaceful form of political protest.
How the devloping world is being affected by climate change
rely more on agriculture
taken advantage of by the west
no infrastructure in place to protect themselves
Immediate obligation
It is a legal or moral obligation that must be met without any excuses or exceptions, and is considered to have the highest priority in terms of urgency
Progressive realization
Full rights realisation may be difficult in short-term, including due to constrained resources
Non-retrogression
principle in international law that prohibits any regression or deterioration in the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
name of Northern Ireland voting system
D’hont method
positives of the D'hont method
minimizes the number of votes that need to be left aside so that the remaining votes are represented exactly proportionally this minimizes the disproportionality
negatives of the D’hont method
too many chefs in the kitchen
positives of citizen journalism
Gives An Opportunity To Cover All Sides Of The Story
negative of citizen journalism
It Can Be Subjective
IMF definition
international monetary fund
WTO definition
the world trade organization
WB definition
the world bank group
IMF goals
foster global monetary cooperation
facilitate international trade
Promote high employment
WTO goals
deals with the rules of trade between nation
WB goals
source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries
UNDP definition
united nations development program
UNDP goals
policies to build resilience in order to sustain development results
qualities that bring about effective social action
Actor
objective
social circumstance
normative orientation
energy
whoa advises the government on legal issues
attorney general
who appoints the attorney general
taoiseach
What type of documents form the basis of EU law
treaties
Treaties definition
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law
Conservatism
\n A philosophy which emphasises the value of traditional institutions and practices, and their gradual evolution
PR-STV meaning
Irelands voting system
single transferable vote
PR-STV benefits
enables votes to be cast for individual candidates rather than for parties
PR-STV negatives
more inclined to tackle important local issues.
Supranational bodies make decisions on what areas
Areas of common interest
what is the council of the EU made up of
the relevant minister from each country
what is the name of the lower house of the Oireachtas
the Dáil
Political action based on environmentalism is known as what kind of politics
green politics
positives of economic globalisation
easier mobility of goods
negatives of economic globalisation
a country’s economic crash can impact many others
regulators of media
content regulation-must prevent harm to society
Is the Seanad elected democratically
no,
11 members elected by Taoiseach
6 elected uni graduates
43 elected in Senad pannel elections
universal rights
eligible to be enjoyed by everyone eg.right to food
inalienable rights
rights that cannot be taken away except√ in exceptional situations eg. right to liberty in a court of law
indivisible rights
cannot be placed in a hierarchal order eg.right to life
The European court of human rights (ECHR) goals
applies and implements the European convention of human rights
keeps member states in check by examining complaints that are logged
concludes if a member state has committed a violation
absolute rights
can not be taken away or limited for any reason eg. right to a fair trial
qualified rights
may be interfered with in order to protect the rights of another eg. restriction on the right to assembly
2 negatives of Brexit
trading with Britain will become much harder
new taxes will be implemented on goods
the equal status act 2000-2015
makes discrimination illegal in Irish law under 9 grounds.
it prohibits discrimination in the provision of goods, services and accomidation
responsibilies of the Irish government in relaon to the United Nationns Convenon on the Rights of the Child.
The right to development
protect children from physical and mental violence
arguments for gender quotas
compensates for a already existing discrimination
arguments against gender quotas
can take freedom of choice away from people
what are 2 supranational bodies that Ireland participates in
EU
NATO
is the European parliament elected democratically
each country elects an MEP rep for their country every 5 years
the amount of MEP’s a country gets is based on its population
role of a party whip
make sure that party members vote according to the party platform rather than their own ideology
negatives of party whip
those in a party are not allowed to speak out
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