POL 003 Jeopardy 2 Qs

1948

What year was the World Health Organization created?

Fight to contain/eradicate communicable diseases

What is the goal of the WHO?

True

True/False: US and European scientific community collaborated with the WHO in finding viable vaccines in record time

Japan

Which state handled Covid-19 exceptionally well?

Covid-19

Which pandemic had coordinated efforts by state to provide access to diagnostics and treatments to developing states?

True

True/False: States can attach human rights policies to more foreign or military aid or reduce aid if a state’s human rights record is particularly egregious

Internal Sovereignty

Name this type of sovereignty: A state’s political and legal supremacy with respect to affairs within its national borders

Second Generation

This “generation” of human rights conceives of human rights in more positive terms (things governments must do).

NGOs

This type of institution has been the most vocal and attracted the most attention for raising awareness of human rights violations include Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Monitoring

This type of "action" is where IGOs establish procedures for complaints about state practices, compiling reports from interested and neutral observers about state behavior, and investigating alleged violations.

ICJ

This “court” is considered weak

ICC

This “court” is located in the Hague

ICJ

This "court" has two roles: (1) settles legal disputes between states in accordance with international law and (2) gives advisory opinions on legal matters referred to it by UN organs.

True

TRUE/FALSE: The ICC and the ICJ are two distinct courts that ICJ cases involve countries, and the ICC is a criminal court, which brings cases against individuals for war crimes or crimes against humanity.

ICC

This “court” is referred to as the court of last resort

Negative externality

This "concept" refers to costly (harmful) unintended consequences.

Customary International Law

This “law” applies the no significant harm principle and the good neighbor principle

Kyoto Agreement

This "agreement" uses the top down approach where commitments by developed countries to reduce overall emissions by at least 5% below 1990 levels by 2010.

Paris Agreement

This “agreement” had no binding mitigation requirements and states agreed to publish their own climate plans every

Realists

This IR perspective argues that competition over natural resources and resource scarcity can lead to violence/war

Non-Refoulement

This “legal framework” argues that refugees cannot be forced to return to their country of origin

HIV/AIDS

IGOs took the leadership role at the early stages of this epidemic, though that response was slow and disorganized.

Mitigation

The international community has made several attempts to respond to climate change through negotiated state action focusing on these type of policies.

Liberalists

Unlike realists, who fear dependency on other countries because it may diminish state power and therefore limit state action, this IR perspective acknowledges interdependence and have faith in the technological ingenuity of individuals to be able to solve many of the natural resource dilemmas.

Responsibility to protect (R2P)

This emerging norm argues that the international community should help individuals suffering at the hands of their own state or others when the home state fails to provide security.