IR- Human Rights

Goal of Gov

Protect and provide for the population

Democracy

System of governance where the people in power are held in accountable to the population

Regions without democracy

Religion facilitates cooperation through rules that guide behavior by establishing expectations and consequences for actions (Ex. Quran)

Core Concept

International institutions facilitate cooperation between states by embedding established expectations for the action of others and consequences for those actions

International Insitutions Problem

They are weak on enforcing these rules (ex. UN had no consequence on Russia for invading Ukraine)

Genocide

Acts committed with intent to destroy whole/part of a group

Myanmar genocide

the UN/US/CIA knew there was one going on but chose not to do anything about it. Biden just now (2022) recognized it because he wanted more migrants (national interest)

Gov.

government has obligations to protect and provide the rights for states 

Refugee

Flee country of origin due to conflict/fear of persecution

Economic Migrant

Freeing country of national origin for economic opportunity (get out of poverty)

Internally displaced person (IDPs)

has been force to leave their home but remains within their country of national origin

Identity characteristic/indicators

race, religion, national origin,  gender, ethnicity, or membership to a social/political party

Non-refoulment

Not allowed to deport people if it means that if they go back, they will die

Ex of Non-refoulment

U.S. denied entry of a boat of germans and Austrians and sent them back where they all died

States Obligation

Obligation not to commit genocide, prevent genocide, and punish it

State capacity

Ability of a government to protect or provide for its population

WASH

Global North

developed economy

global south

developing economies

Ethnicity

shared social,cultural and historical experiences, stemming from common backgrounds

Homogeneity

people are from the same ethnic group(Ex. Norway people all pay taxes bc they know it helps each other)

Heterogeneity

people are from different ethnic groups (Ex. Nigeria has over 600 tribes, but they are more poor if you are Muslim, woman, rural, in the north

Intersectionality

marginalization is compounding, how larger issues affect the people