International Ideas

IGOs

  • Inter-governmental Organization

    • Allows governments to form groups that work together for betterment of society

  • International Court of Justice

    • Established By UN charter

    • Legal disputes between states

    • Provides Legal opinions

    • 5 SC nations have veto powers

  • International Criminal Court ( 2002 )

    • Prosecutions of Individuals for war crimes, genocide, or other crimes against humanity

    • Independent of UN

      • No Veto power for any countries

    • Us doesn't submit to the ICC Maximum sentence maximum

  • The World Bank

    • Goal: Promote "Inclusive, Sustainable, Growth"

    • Aid poor countries

    • Owned by 183 member nations, and all countries input money to it to provide to.

    • Provides loans to developing countries for education, agriculture, and business projects

    • Created after WWII

    • Located in Washington, DC

    • Gives Best rates to the Poorest countries ( contradictory to normal banks )

  • World Trade Organization

    • Establishes Global Rules of Trades between nations

    • Framework for trade policy:

      • Non-discrimination ( all members treated equally )

      • Binding enforceable commitments

      • Transparency

    • Not part of UN System

    • Predecessor was GATT ( General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade )

    • Tries to prevent subsidies, and tariffs

  • International Monetary Fund

    • Location: Washington, D.C.

    • Same members as World Bank

    • Goal: Stabilize World Currencies

    • Can give loans to stabilize a country's currency

      • Wants the loan paid back

        • Only gives loans to "responsible countries"

        • Responsible Countries ( according to the IMF )

      • Doesn't only give money to Poor countries

        • Ex: Greece after economic Collapse

      • Doesn't like to give to companies that have a lot of debt ( U.S. 19 Trillion )

    • "Last Resort" for going to

    • Requires countries to change policies to support entrepreneurs in a country.

Globalization

  • Spread of economic, cultural, and political ideas between nations

  • Driven by international trade and investment

  • Pros:

    • Newly industrialized countries

    • Fat countries:

      • Cheap products

      • Con Stuff

  • Cons:

    • Intense Competition

    • Bad for Lean and not yet industrialized or trying

United Nations

  • Founded in 1945

  • 193 nations in U.N.

Declarations of Human Rights:

  • Promotes human dignity worldwide

  • End poverty/ world hunger

  • Universal Education

  • Gender Equality

  • Child Health / Maternal Health