Strategies for global governance

• Strategies

  Laws and regulations: new laws created and existings one strengthened. Treaties and conventions are also established by large global organisations such as the UN, the EU and NATO.

  The role of the UN peacekeeping operations.

  Humanitarian intervention and relief assistance.

  Attempts to change and modernise norms.

  The influence of MNCs in terms of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

  The work of NGOs and private organisations.
• Violations of human rights can be a cause of conflict;


  e.g. denial of basic human needs of food, housing and work, discrimination, oppressive governments, genocide and torture.
• Violations of human rights can be a consequence of conflict;

  e.g. mortality, damage to homes, damage to infrastructure, impact on food and water supplies, displacement of people, exploitation of women and ethnic cleansing.
• Flows of technology in geopolitical intervention.

  E.g. social media helps with the flow of ideas.

  Remote sensing and satellite imagery are also used for surveillance and observation in dangerous areas.
• Flows of money and people in geopolitical intervention

  E.g. personnel needed in peacekeeping missions.

  Significant amounts of money are used to fund operations, supplied by the UN’s member states (USA being the largest contributor)

  e.g. Haiti in 2010, which had more than 4500 personnel, and access to > USD$ 500 mil donated by 51 countries.
• Flows of ideas in geopolitical intervention

  E.g. Amnesty International publish information to increase awareness of human rights abuses.

  UNHRC employs individuals and working groups to promote ideas and values.
• United Nations 


  An intergovernmental organisation with 193 member states working under the UN Charter.

  The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has the lead responsibility within the organisation.

  The Security Council deals with serious violations of human rights in conflict areas.
• Non Governmental Organisations


  Many are involved in the protection of human rights. They often work at the local scale to monitor situations and provide education and training programes to support people.

  e.g Amnesty International or Afghan Aid
• Treaties, laws and norms

  A treaty is written international agreement between two or more states of organisations.

  By signing or ratifying a treaty it becomes bound by international law.

  Treaties and laws are defined from norms, which are long established practices in many countries set out in the UN Charter.
• International Law


  A body of law that governs international relations between states and nations.

  Defines the responsibilities of states.