Global Governance: Human Rights & Environmental (Edexcel A Level Politics): Exam Questions

Examine the differences between the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.

Evaluate the view that global governance through the United Nations (UN) has addressed human rights issues more successfully than environmental concerns.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that the slow rate of progress over climate change results primarily from economic inequalities within and between countries rather than from the actions of particular countries and political institutions.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Examine the criticisms that have been made of both the International Criminal Court and the special UN tribunals.

Evaluate the view that environmental issues have received greater attention than economic issues in global politics.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the extent to which human rights are more effectively protected by humanitarian intervention than by international courts and tribunals.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Examine the differences between the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court.

Examine the differences between the roles of the IPCC and the UNFCCC.

Examine the differences between the ways in which states and non-state actors tackle environmental issues.

Examine the differences between the obstacles to international co-operation on human rights and on the environment.

Examine the differences between the impact of international law on state sovereignty and its impact on human rights.

Evaluate the view that the European Court of Human Rights has done more to protect human rights than any other international institution.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.

Evaluate the view that international human rights institutions have done more to erode state sovereignty than to improve human rights.

You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way.