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Comparative & International · World

International Law & the UN

Sources of international law, the UN Charter's ban on force and its two exceptions, the Security Council veto, the ICJ and ICC, and why compliance depends on reciprocity and power.

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Introduction to the United Nations - 04: A Study of the UN Charter Michael Rossi Poli Sci · 91 min
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Prereqs: The Cold War. Next: China's political system; The Strategy of Conflict. Sources: UN Charter (1945); Statute of the ICJ, Art. 38; Rome Statute (1998); Oona Hathaway & Scott Shapiro, *The Internationalists* (2017).
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