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Roles of a state |
meet the needs of its citizens defend its sovereignty and promote national interests |
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Globalisation |
the acceleration and intensification of exchanges of goods, services, labour and capital, which promotes global interdependence. |
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Aims of the UN |
keep peace throughout the world develop friendly relations between nations to help nations work together to improve the lives of the poor, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy. And to encourage respect for other's rights and freedoms |
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Objectives of the UN |
Peacekeeping and security human rights and humanitarian assistance social and economical development |
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criticisms of the UN |
insufficient funding of the UN impacts upon the breath and depth of its work The five permanent members of the UNSC able to use their veto power to block resolutions Resolutions made by the General Assembly lack proper enforcement measures Peacekeepers lack resources and real power |
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Specific example criticisms of the UN |
unable to prevent the 2003 Iraq invasion by the US Unable to bring charged war criminals, and crimes against humanity to justice in the International Criminal Court |
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Define Sovereignty |
legitimate or widely recognised ability to apply effective control of an area within defined borders. It is the primary organising principal of global politics as it allows for territorial entities to represent themselves in the international community |
