Political Science



Political Science

How can we compare international order to Locke's state of nature and why might it help arguments for military intervention in the affairs of “rogue” states?

International order is a system of anarchical states or power balance, which is pitted against of one another. The order is established through the check and balance by a single power that governs the others, or in simple terms, strong dominating the weak.

According to Locke's state of nature, he imagines a world where people exist without any intervention from any social contract or governments. The humans act in regards to the 'laws of nature' that are inclusive of natural freedom and moral equality. He believes that societies may be formed when the people start working in harmony for their protection against those individuals who break the laws of nature, thereby eventually creating a society based on social contract and later on a government that would be responsible for the protections of their rights and creation of a much more organized society.

Both International order and Locke's state of nature, for the intervention of 'rogue' estates state the same thing, creation of a governmental body or power which manages or the protects the rights of others. Since the international order talks about strong dominating, it would mean that they have ample power and authority to intervene with a military capacity to the 'rogue' states, or those states that do not conform to the law and create troubles for the rest of the world. Locke's nature of state also talks about the creation of such an entity or body that protects everyone else from conforming to the laws of nature. The international order does that same thing. Both of them also hint towards cooperation from the rest of the states or people that are under its rule or authority to taking any action against the rogue estates.

What are the ad bellum principles and why are they rightly characterized as being “broken backed” in many conflicts and instances of war?

The Just ad bellum principles are a set of principles or guidelines that are laid out for waging of wars. The principles of conduction such wars are as follows:

It should be a 'Just Cause” for war. Just Causes are morally and ethically justifiable causes that invariably lead to wars. Aggression, according to the UN General Assembly (1974), is the armed force use through the State against ...