Questions (choose one)
1. To what extent does anarchy limit the effectiveness of international law? Discuss with reference to at least one international treaty.
2. Discuss the claim that power, not international law or international organisations, is what defines international politics. Relate your discussion to at least one issue area covered in this course (such as human rights, environment, global health or anti-terrorism).
3. To what extent can compliance with states’ international legal commitments be enforced? Discuss with reference to at least one international treaty.
4. Discuss the claim that states generally comply with their international commitments, even when they are ‘inconvenient’. Relate your discussion to at least one international treaty.
5. Discuss the claim that reputation is the most important mechanism enforcing international law. Relate your discussion to at least one issue area covered in this course (such as human rights, environment, global health or anti-terrorism).
6. Discuss the claim that the United Nations’ General Assembly resolutions have little influence on state behaviour. Relate your discussion to at least one issue area covered in this course (such as human rights, environment, global health or anti-terrorism).
7. Discuss the claim that activists and non-governmental organisations are as important as states in making international law. Discuss with reference to at least one issue area (such as human rights, environment, global health or anti-terrorism).