WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF WAR? DISCUSS War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterized by extreme violence‚ social disruption and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual‚ intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities‚ and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention. The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. Before
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affairs is its state of anarchy. The international stage features many indepent actors each seeking their own best interest and security . With no sovereign body to govern over these actors it would seem that the system would never be capable of attaining any control. However this is not the reality of the system‚ we have seen in history that it is possible to restrain the players. It is said to be as a result of the concept of the Balance Of Power‚ which dictates the actions of states and provides
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to be conformed 3. To organize the government by distributing‚ regulating and limiting legislative‚ executive and judicial powers 4. To guarantee individual rights and freedoms 5. To prescribe the extent and manner of the exercise of sovereign power. 1. Constitution of Government—it is a portion of the Constitution that establishes the main branches of government‚ defines the power of the government and assigns them to the different branches. 2. Constitution of Liberty—it is a
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Elements of a State (for municipal law purposes) 1) People – A group of person sufficiently numerous held together by a common bond 2) Territory – A definite area over which the State exercises sovereign jurisdiction 3) Sovereignty – Power of the State to regulate matters within its own territory. 4) Government – Institution organized and run in order to manage the affairs of the State Classification of governments 1) De jure – Government which is placed in power following legal / constitutional
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Nations‚ like individuals‚ have interests--derived from their innate values and perceived purposes--which motivate their actions. National interests are a nation’s perceived needs and aspirations in relation to its international environment. Categorization of national interests : 1. Survival(Critical) These represent the single most important interests for any actor. This is the very essence of the actor’s existence – the protection of its citizens and their institution from attack by enemies
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constitution‚ which is a list of principles and precedents that explains how a state or country is controlled. Throughout human history‚ countries around the world created their own type of constitution to emphasize their subject on independence. Although differences do exist since the constitutions were written at different times‚ it does share some information including the fundamental human values of equity. Russia and the United States were once the most powerful countries in the world. Conflicts between
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countries that consider us as one of the best. There are many different perspectives to look at when considering such an important topic but this is just a step that I think does not need to be taken Even though Quebecois believe that they will be a sovereign nation once separated from Canada‚ I do not believe that they are even close to being ready to handle some of the major responsibilities that would come their way. Once they would separate it would mean that any funding that they receive from Canada
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relations should no longer be regarded as ‘states’ interacting with each other: = from realist to pluralist approach = international relations and global politics as the interaction of: - states or governments - transnational companies (Nestlé‚ Shell‚ Ford‚ …) - national NGOs - IGOs (UN‚ NATO‚ EU‚ …) - INGOs (Amnesty International‚ WWF‚ …) 2. Problems with the state-centric approach -> 4 main problems: 1) ambiguity between different meanings of ‘state’ = legal person? = political community
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Legitimacy enables a state to depend not on shear force or coercion‚ rather the idea of consent of the governed. Consent of the governed is a principle that goes back to the English philosopher John Locke‚ stating that a government’s legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and legal when it is consented by the people or society that the power is being exercised over. Consequently‚ this makes legitimacy an integral component of any successful modern state. Various forms of political
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wife sucked the country dry of funds‚ adding to the debt of France and the downfall of her own country. As for the king‚ the king has been trained to choose a fit wife to rule alongside him be it for creating mutual bonds and alliances with other sovereign countries. If he has‚ by the slightest chance‚ chosen such a wife he must take responsibility and guide her for the better of the nation. He doesn’t do so! He lets her continue with her flamboyant actions causing the nation‚ his home‚ to crumble
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