IR UNIT 3

UNIT 3 TERMS

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amnesty international

nongovernmental organization that operates globally to monitor and try to rectify glaring abuses of political human rights

dehumanization

stigmatization of enemies as subhuman or nonhuman leading to widespread violence

diplomatic immunity

privilege under which diplomats activities fall outside the jurisdiction of the host countrys national courts

diplomatic recognition

process by which the status of embassies and that of an ambassador as an official state representative are explicitly defined

ethnic groups

large groups of people who share ancestral language, cultural, or religious ties to a common identity

ethnocentrism

tendency to see one's own group in favorable terms and an out-group in unfavorable terms

immigration law

national laws that establish the conditions under which foreigners may travel and visit within a state's territory work within the state

international organizations

intergovernmental organizations such as UN and nongovernmental org. ICRC

ICC

A permanent tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity

ICRC

provides practical support such as medical care, food, and letters from home to civilians caught in wars and to prisoners of war

just wars

defines when wars are justly started and how they can be justly fought

nationalism

identification with & devotion to the interests of one's nation

responsibility to protect (R2P)

holding governments responsible for protecting civilians from genocide and crimes against humanity perpetuated within a sovereign state

soft power

ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion or payments

sen disagrees with the "clash of powers" because of what reason

identities are plural and not "civilizational"