Essay question number 2.
I. Intro
a. There is no world police but states do take certain measures in order to approach and control a large range of issues. Three main ways in which the world deals with issues are the ICC, UN peace keepers and peace makers, and lastly the world deals with problems with Bretton woods framework
II. First paragraph
a. ICC
i. international criminal court" set up to solve war crimes internationally- hope that ICC will be a deterrent for countries doing war crimes.
ii. Problems with the ICC includes global jurisdiction- and the necessity for countries to let down their sovereignty. US not involved- minuses to being involved = infringement of sovereignty- manipulated because of anti American sentiment ? ICC could become a tool of American adversaries.
iii. Pluses to joining the ICC = U.S. provides cover- costs are shared economic/political, the costs become more global increases legitimacy.
iv. Even with the U.S. not involved ? the ICC is one way in which the world trys to deal with global issues
III. Second Paragraph
a. UN peace Keepers/makers
i. Blue Helmets-(un forces) UN- national troops on border- a buffer between two parties. One form of peace keeping
Mandate- observe and report any violations of the truces- usually No fighting- in Egypt- 40 yrs peacekeeping has been going on- longest ever-
Historically with peacekeeping there's an agreement between both parties. Nowadays that doesn't necessarily hold true- UN forces neutral-
ii. Congo- 1960- UNOC- un operation in the congo- when un asked to le ...