Intro to Peace Studies Final

Commission that investigates principal causes of severe violence or repression and make recommendations for prevention

ICTR was established by United Nations security council in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide

One element of a peacekeeping operation is to call the ICC immediately

The ICTR was established in November by United Nations in resolution 955

Elected by the states, holds office for 9 years, and not eligible for re-election, can be removed by a simple majority.

·      Preventing fighting from re-emerging: neither side has to fear that the other will take advantage of cease fire

Tool often used through law or govt proclamation to get people to stop fighting and bring rebels in to negotiate.

Raise the cost of attacks on both sides, even if only slightly is an element of a peacekeeping operation

What makes for good conflict mediators?

·      Aid works best when phased in over several stage depending on country’s absorptive capacity 

 Disarming, Demobilizing, reinitiating rebel forces inti a new national army, civilian life

What grade do you think you will make in the Final?

·     emphasize process of social change which is required to produce economic advancement 

types of peacekeeping operations

Lustration focuses on wiping a state from an earlier evil regime

Action that discourages an action through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

The scale, nature, manner of commission, and impact of crimes is necessary criteria for selecting cases in which court?

Memorialization is justice that serves as a reminder through monuments or museums to never forget what happened

Giving more power to countries than others is...

only time ICC will not take jurisdiction is if the state is unwilling or unable to genuinely carry out the prosecution

 Conducts trials of the accused, hearing the testimony of experts and ordinary witnesses. 

people who won the war who are sitting in judgement of those who lost and basically imposing their kind of justice

·      development that emphasizes not using up the resources we have and not degrading the environment we have. 

UN peacekeeping operations remain one of the most effective tools available to the international community

money running away from conflict, when capital flees it usually means high risk or actual case of war, capital leaves

When one group wants power, but the govt doesn't want to give up their power, the best strategy is to share power

2 ease concerns that 1 side might monopolize control over major resources of wealth uses dis 2 marginalize former rivals

The ICC may only exercise jurisdiction if: The state on whose territory the offense occurred is a party statue

new emphasis on government deregulation and fewer government subsidies, free trade, encouraging investment.

Safety Net is goods and services provided by governments 

Require to deal with cases that are referred to it by the UN Security Council

Genetic predispositions of violence, baked into us genetically, socially and culturally.

A type of court that focuses on community rebuilding in the wake of the Rwandan genocide

ICTY was the first war crime court created by United Nations and First International war crimes tribunal

The political and economic problems that are associated with the use and misuse of natural resources 

When exporting primary commodities, the trade benefitted the people who owned the lands. Not worked in favor for the BB

A system which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation

Restorative justice in action through economic assistance, jobs, benefits, livestock to restore a community.

World bank tends to provide mostly loans to the BB, while countries tend to provide grants to 

 Girls and women getting an education, helping women is the best strategy belongs to what theory?

In GACACA courts participation by the community is mandatory

Administrative unit for the ICC that handles witnesses, documentation, translation, and posts it on the web.

gradual industrialization with “trickle down” of benefits to all social classes belongs to what theory?

International Courts have 10 judges

process of conflict management where the disputant seeks the assistance of, or accept the offer of help from orgs or UN

Diversity in ethnicity itself is not bad the problem is how government leaders seek to cater to their ethnic groups

Countries use this to their advantage, they try to trade more, what they can make more cheaply, and sell that overseas

Landlocked with bad neighbors, getting things in and out of the country are much much more expensive better to ship is