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Theory paper

Political Science – III (International Relations)

Examined on Charter of the United Nations, International organisations and groupings. The legal frame for Modules 3 and 4: peaceful settlement under Chapter VI, enforcement under Chapter VII, the principal organs and the veto.

This page is the map of the paper: every syllabus unit, the leading cases with full summaries, and the exam questions the paper actually sets.

Units

  1. Unit 1 · Introduction to International Relations — Module 1 — IR as a discipline, the Westphalian state system, sovereignty, national power, polarity, challenges to sovereignty and world government
  2. Unit 2 · Actors in International Relations — Module 2 — the sovereign state and diplomacy, non-state actors, multinational companies, international NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, national liberation movements and violent non-state actors
  3. Unit 3 · Dispute Redressal Mechanisms — Module 3 — peaceful settlement under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, the International Court of Justice, UN peacekeeping, Chapter VII enforcement, the veto, Uniting for Peace and Security Council reform
  4. Unit 4 · International Organisations and Issues — Module 4 — the United Nations and its organs, specialised agencies, regional organisations and groupings, the North-South divide, the international economic order, vaccine inequality, climate justice and human security

Exam questions

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