Rule of law (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Define: Rule of law
Define: Rule of law
All accountable to laws, equally enforced & indep. adjudicated
What rule of law ensures
What rule of law ensures
No one is above the law
How does rule of law limit govt power?
How does rule of law limit govt power?
By laws protecting citizens' civil liberties
UN Charter year
UN Charter year
1945
UN Charter aim
UN Charter aim
Global order based on rule of law & human rights
UDHR year
UDHR year
1948
What UDHR established
What UDHR established
International standard for human rights
How did Cold War affect UN?
How did Cold War affect UN?
Gridlocked; superpowers vetoed resolutions
Clinton speech on intervention year
Clinton speech on intervention year
1999
Responsibility to Protect year
Responsibility to Protect year
2005
Clinton's view on genocide/ethnic cleansing
Clinton's view on genocide/ethnic cleansing
Not domestic; int'l community should intervene
US Somalia withdrawal year
US Somalia withdrawal year
1993
Trump's approach to int'l relations
Trump's approach to int'l relations
Realist; stability over moral intervention