Paper 2 


Answer one question

Each question is worth [25 marks].

Power, sovereignty and international relations

1. To what extent is state sovereignty an outdated concept in the 21st century?

2. “Global politics is characterized more by cooperation than by conflict.” Discuss.

Human rights

3. “A national or regional approach to human rights enforcement is more effective than a global approach.” Discuss.

4. “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) seeks to impose a Western view of human rights on non-Western societies.” To what extent do you agree with this criticism?

Development

5. Evaluate the claim that development is impossible to measure.

6. Discuss the view that the biggest obstacles to development in today’s world are political.

Peace and conflict

7. Examine the view that peace can be defined as the absence of physical violence.

8. Evaluate the claim that humanitarian intervention is a justifiable intrusion into the sovereignty of a state.