Westphalia - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

summary for the exam on Foundations of International Economic Law taught at the University of Amsterdam as part of the LL.M. International Trade and Investment Law. Covers all readings and subjects.

AP Euro: Absolutism test UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What did the Treaty of Westphalia end? - Correct Answer- The Thirty Years War What was the gain of the Treaty of Westphalia to France? - Correct Answer- Gained provinces of Alsace and Lorraine What was the gain of the Treaty of Westphalia to Sweden? - Correct Answer- Got territories in the holy Roman Empire

PSCI 2223 Final Terms with Complete Solutions Defense Mechanisms - Answer-a mental process protecting an individual from realizations that would otherwise make the individual uncomfortable and anxious Belief System - Answer-an integrated set of images and values making up the relevant universe for an individual, encompassing the past, the present, and expectations of the future Operational Code - Answer-a mental construct that helps to organize knowledge about other actors or situation...

What are the five sources of international law, from most to least authoritative? - ANSWER-Treaties Customary law General principles of law Judicial decisions Teaching of the most highly qualified publicists Who introduced the concept of equality of states? - ANSWER-Vattel, a Swiss lawyer When did the concept of "just war" lose its authority? - ANSWER-After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 In what year was the Peace of Westphalia concluded? - ANSWER-1648 What document concerns t...

Critical Theories (Critical Theory)- Aim to free individuals from modern state systems and economic systems - Argue the world is interconnected - Emphasis on the individual, as opposed to the states - Normative and Emancipatory Relationship between the state and individual (Critical Theory)- Traditional theories argue that society makes the state and the state is inherently good for people (stemming from idea of modern state from French Revolution, Treaty of Westphalia, and supranati...

WGU D199 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS/VERIFIED ANSWERS How did the peace of Westphalia reinvent the global political landscape? - Correct Answer it introduced the concept of sovereign nation states that had the right to order their own affairs Which statement explains one ecological impact of global population growth? - Correct Answer overuse results in a scarcity of available natural resources Why is spatial data considered so valuable? - Correct Answer The ability to track loc...

PLS 200 Exam 1 Question and answers correctly solved Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes, by whatever means - correct answer True Politics should not be studied using the scientific method - correct answer False Coercion alone does not explain bases of power - correct answer True We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining governments in power - correct answer True The process of state formation following ...

Public international law - ANSWER-The law of nations; a body of rules that nations consider to be binding in their mutual relations; based on the "consent" of the nation-state "Persons" with standing - ANSWER-international organizations, nations, NGOs, corporations, and individuals Private international law - ANSWER-a body of substantive law that a nation applies to private transactions that involve two different states (ex. breach of contract suit between corporations or individuals f...

immunity ratione materiae correct answers immunity for a person and government organs representing states in official acts of the state ( ex: not commercial or private) from prosecution in international law. Related to: Personae materiae (personal immunity)- granted to government officials in the time they hold office Sovereignty immunity: all the official acts of states in int. law are protected under this immunity, protecting their sovereignty in domestic courts state correct answer...

PSCI 2223 Review Questions with Correct Answers The one thing almost every theory agrees on to a certain extent. - Answer-The fact that we live in a world of anarchy The methodological and systematic approach to problem solving used within political science. - Answer-Scientific method This school of thought within International Relations emphasizes norms and values over institutions or power. - Answer-Constructivism The two types of pressures on state decision making: - Answer-Internal...