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International Relations and Institutions

International Relations and Institutions. LAW213 by TEP Punloeu , LLM. What is IR and how to study IR?. What is IR? is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs)

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International Relations and Institutions

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  1. International Relations and Institutions LAW213 by TEP Punloeu, LLM

  2. What is IR and how to study IR? • What is IR? • is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, • inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) • international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) • non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and multinational corporations (MNCs). • And other can be counted also

  3. What is IR and how to study IR? • How to study IR? • Case study • Theories • Media

  4. The State and International Organizations • The State • The traditional literature in international relations begins with, and focuses on, states. From a political perspective, states have power, both military and economic, that other institutions or individuals do not. • From a legal perspective, states are sovereign. • According to International law (Elements): • Government • Territory • Population • Capacity to enter into relation

  5. The State and International Organizations • International Organizations • Do IOs matter? • What are their effects on international relations? • How should we study them?

  6. Sovereignty and Globalization • Sovereignty • Internal sovereignty refers to autonomy, the ability of the state to make and enforce its own rules domestically. (Congo) • External sovereignty refers to the recognition of the state by other states, the acceptance of the state by the international community. (Taiwan)

  7. Sovereignty and Globalization • Globalization • The observation that a set of transnational forces, ranging from mobile investment capital to global environmental degradation, is limiting the ability of states to make independent policy decisions. • Make policy through IOs • State need to adapted to new Economic force • The result state must force to join IOS although limited the internal sovereignty

  8. Realism, Internationalism, and Universalism • Realism: is a dominant school of thinking within the international relations discipline that prioritizes national interest and security over ideology, moral concerns and social reconstructions. • Internationalism: a political movement that advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations. • Universalism: in its primary meaning refers to religious, theological, and philosophical concepts with universal ("applying to all") application or applicability.

  9. Globalization and Democracy • WTO seem to be Internationalism • But other seem to focus much on Universalism such as WHO, ILO or UNEP

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