International Organization

3 most important things to know about IO:

1)  How it evolved

    o  Universal concerns for humans--International Peace Conferences at The Hague

    o  Notion that North has a responsibility to cooperate and preserve peace
                o  League of Nations
                o  United Nations, membership

    o  The need for specialized agencies that deal with transnational issues

2)  Why international organization has expanded

    o       Increased international contact

    o       Increased interdependence

    o       Expansion of transnational problems

    o       Failure of current state-centered system to provide security

    o       Efforts of small states to gain strength through joint action

    o       Provide role models

3)  Increasing cooperation between states through IGOs

Roles that IGOs serve

1.     Interactive arena (very traditional)
          North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

2.     Center for Cooperation (still traditional)
          Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

3.     Independent International Actor (more alternative)
          United Nations

4.     Supranational governance (very alternative)
          European Union

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International Law

3 most important things to know about IL

    1) It’s primitive

    2) It’s a Western phenomenon: Hugo Grotius

    3) Adherence to international law