Unit 1: Paper 1 — The Core
Topic 1.4: Sovereignty Questions
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A key argument AGAINST humanitarian intervention is that it:
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Which weakens a state's internal sovereignty?
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Why did Libya make later use of R2P harder?
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The failure in Rwanda helped drive the later push for:
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A key reason R2P is often NOT applied is that:
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A state can keep its LEGAL sovereignty while losing its EFFECTIVE sovereignty when it:
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In Libya in 2011, R2P was used to justify:
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A 'supranational body' is one whose rules:
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True or false? Under R2P, a state that commits atrocities against its people can forfeit the shield of sovereignty.
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True or false? Sovereignty is challenged from above, below and outside the state.
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True or false? Choosing NOT to intervene during a genocide is also a choice with consequences.
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Which challenge limits sovereignty by 'connection, not conquest'?
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Fill the gap with one word: the extremely cruel acts intervention aims to stop, such as genocide, are called ______.
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The 'monopoly on the legitimate use of force' means:
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Fill the gap with one word: sovereignty today is best described as limited, not ______.
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A fragile state has weak internal sovereignty because it:
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Which pair correctly matches the term to its meaning?
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Complete the sentence: intervention is 'selective' because the world acts in some crises but ______ in others.
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Complete the sentence: the rule that states do not interfere in each other's internal affairs is called ______.
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Which describes the EXTERNAL side of sovereignty?
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