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MCQs on contemporary debates and controversies regarding global justice. Topics include: human rights theory, the moral significance of national and cultural boundaries, the currency of distributive justice, global inequality and poverty, environmental devastation, and violence against women and children.

POLSC402 Final Exam Global Justice

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1. Which of the following is NOT an example of global rectificatory justice?

German reparation payments to the state of IsraelJapan's apology to South Korea for colonial ruleThe policy of affirmative action in favor of African-Americans in the USEuropean aid to the victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

2. Complete the following statement.International human rights law clearly prohibits slavery:

but most countries' national laws fail to include provisions against slavery.but little attention is given to slaveholders, because the problem is seen as peripheral to global justice.but the international community has yet to provide strong enforcement mechanisms to ensure that slavery stops.but there continues to be disagreement with respect to the definition of slavery.

3. In which of the following ways does the International Criminal Court contribute to peace and justice?

The International Criminal Court, charged with prosecuting the worst violators of the crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, contributes to justice through the removal of impunity.The International Criminal Court contributes to peace and justice by creating international law that compels states to seek peaceful solutions to conflict situations.The International Criminal Court has no bearing on justice, because the vast majority of states refuse to abide by the Rome Statute and do not recognize the authority of the International Criminal Court.The International Criminal Court, in existence since 1948, has the authority to prosecute individuals and states accused of violating human rights; its high conviction rate serves as a deterrent for future abuses.

4. What is the relationship between child soldiers and the universal/relative human rights dichotomy?

The issue of age for defining child soldiers underscores regional differences in defining childhood and, consequently, encumbers the establishment of international norms to protect children.The use of child soldiers undermines the universal conceptualization of human rights and justice because of the divergent views on the acceptability of its practice.The use of child soldiers is limited to specific regions; therefore, it is a relative and not a universal human rights issue.The use of child soldiers supports the relative conceptualization of human rights and justice, because child soldiers are engaged in warfare to achieve justice on a local level.

5. Complete the following statement.Individual and collective human rights can best be understood as:

mutually exclusive.intrinsically interdependent.manifestations of the universal-relative tension of human rights thought.irrelevant for global justice.

6. Which of the following scenarios DOES NOT fall under the heading 'global distributive justice?'

Country X shares its industrial expertise with neighboring country Y so that country Y can benefit from its hydroelectric power potential.Country X demands that country Y matches country X's arguably better approach to higher education.Country X sends food aid to country Y due to drought conditions in country Y.Countries X, Y, and Z push the other countries in their regional IGO to accept a fair-trade agreement with less-developed countries.

7. Which of the following statements most adequately describes the relationship between Hedley Bull's international order and global justice?

International order advances the notion of global justice through its emphasis on safeguarding state sovereignty.The anarchical concept of international order stresses the necessity of international law to peaceful interstate relations.The modern state system is characterized by peace as the shared values of states give rise to an international order that eschews the use of force.International order, arguably, contributes to global justice as it is based on a code of conduct between states, grounded in shared interests, that serve to maintain peace.

8. Complete the following statement.As currently understood, protected and promoted in the global context, human rights:

are valued for their inherently 'western' orientation.are derived solely from the practices and norms of the 'non-western' majority of the world.have resolved the tensions between 'western' and 'non-western' conceptualizations of human rights.have evolved to reflect the increasing diversity of global decision-makers and the peoples they represent.

9. Multinational corporations have the capacity to further global distributive justice by doing which of the following?

Lobbying the UN Security Council for the elimination of all barriers to trade worldwidePaying fair wages and offering health benefits to workers in developing states as well as complying with stringent environmental regulations even in states that have no such regulationsRelocating their production facilities to industrialized statesProviding one quarter of their annual profits to local decision-makers as recompense for their support

10. Why is early marriage a concern from a global justice perspective?

The practice of early marriage obfuscates the objectives of global justice, because it compromises familial decision-making structures.The practice of early marriage violates children's human rights, and due to the interplay between early marriage and education, it has profound ramifications for the individuals' and societies' socio-economic well-being.Global justice cannot be achieved as long as individuals are not free to enter into marriages through their consent as this undermines their capacity for global citizenship.The practice of early marriage is pervasive in all parts of the world; therefore, it represents a challenge for the international community as a whole.

11. Which of the following arguments might a nationalist make with respect to material aid?

Material aid should only be considered in cases of extreme calamity and should be distributed based on national quotas.Material aid should be given primarily to those in need within our state borders.Material aid does not contribute to global justice; therefore, material aid should not be considered.Material aid should only be given to the neediest in countries with extremely weak governments.

12. Which of the following is a strong viewpoint that expresses opposition to the notion of global justice?

Global justice essentially depends on a social contract involving the entire world population to distribute resource equitably, which is unfeasible.The notion of global justice is grounded in the indignation of the non-western world against the global economic order and fails to draw universal support.Acknowledging the value of global justice implies moral and legal responsibility for wrong-doing, which no actor is willing to concede.The notion of global justice, hampered by the lack of universally accepted norms and practices, distracts from the pursuit of domestic justice and thereby undermines justice.

13. Which of the following theories is most closely aligned with a universalist's understanding of human rights?

NationalismPatriotismCosmopolitanismSelf-Determination

14. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the relationship between human rights litigation and justice?

While litigation is a valid approach to obtaining justice for victims of human rights abuse, the process of seeking justice through the legal system is complex and complicated by questions of representation and interests of external actors.While litigation is a valid approach to obtaining justice for victims of human rights abuse, litigation tends only to be successful when the number of interested parties is limited.Litigation is a valid and straightforward approach to obtaining justice for victims of human rights abuse; both domestic and international courts are amenable to human rights cases and tend to rule in favor of the victims.International human rights law discourages litigation as a form of redress for human rights grievances.

15. Which of the following statements best reflects the significance of David Hume's writings on justice for contemporary global political discourse?

The diversity of societal conceptualizations of justice renders Hume's musings on this topic meaningless for today's world.An understanding of justice that is grounded in the mutual usefulness of its merits should serve as a guiding principle for political interactions at the global level.During times of war, the utility of justice ceases to exist; hence, global justice is impossible given the temporal pervasiveness of warfare.Hume's conceptualization of justice has no bearing on contemporary global political discourse, because the societal need for self-preservation has overcome the utility of justice.

16. Which of the following best describes the relationship between individual rights and the protection of minority groups?

Individual rights protect all individuals, which by extension provides indirect protection to minority groups.An exclusive emphasis on individual rights fails to adequately protect minorities' claims to justice.The protection and promotion of minority group rights inherently violates the human rights of individuals.By definition, human rights accrue to the individual; by promoting and protecting human rights, the rights of minority groups are simultaneously protected as these groups are made up of individuals.

17. In what way does slavery challenge the 'needs supersede rights' perspective?

A person may have all basic needs met (food, clothing, shelter, etc.) but still finds himself or herself in a state of enslavement, which violates human rights.A slave, by definition, has needs but no rights.Meeting a person's needs (food, clothing, shelter, etc.) shields him or her from possible enslavement in ways that human rights cannot.Slavery undermines a human being's claim to justice by ensuring that the person perpetually struggles to meet his or her needs.

18. What does global distributive justice refer to?

The equitable distribution of industrial by-products such as toxic waste throughout the worldThe equitable distribution of scarce resources throughout the worldThe equally shared decision-making by all affected groups and individuals to achieve justiceThe promotion and protection of human rights in countries affected by war.

19. Which of the following scenarios best encapsulates the tension between individuals' and collectives' claims for justice?

The policy of providing material and financial aid to victims of famine in country X is deemed unfair to the unemployed in the country providing the aid.A person's private property rights are at odds with a community's demands for a clean environment.The public health policy of a polity to quarantine violates the right to freedom of movement of individuals who have contracted a highly contagious disease.The language of instruction in a polity's schools violates the cultural rights of a number of minority language speakers.

20. Which of the following DOES NOT serve as a justification for early marriages?

Early marriages ensure economic stability.Early marriages foster communal cohesion and familial ties.Early marriages protect young girls from unwanted sexual advances.Early marriages prevent boys from becoming promiscuous in their adolescence.

21. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the relationship between civil and political rights and economic, social, and cultural rights?

Economic, social, and cultural rights are secondary to civil and political rights, because a society must achieve a certain level of affluence before such rights might be enjoyed.Civil and political rights as well as economic, social, and cultural rights are intrinsically interconnected and therefore need to be simultaneously protected and promoted.Economic, social, and cultural rights are more easily equated to human needs and therefore must take precedence over civil and political rights.Civil and political rights take precedence over economic, social, and cultural rights, because rights such as voting and freedom of speech are indispensable for guaranteeing rights such as health care and education.

22. Which of the following best summarizes the implication of the tension between rights and power for global justice?

The current geopolitical approach of dominant states to leverage their power for strategic interest at the expense of the guiding strength of human rights results in the relegation of global justice goals.While states are committed to pursuing a human rights agenda, they find themselves in a quandary over the expectation to reduce military power capabilities for the pursuit of global justice.Dominant states, in pursuing strategic interests, consistently violate human rights through the unfettered use of force.States frequently leverage their power to force other states into compliance with international human rights law, which is valuable for global justice.

23. Which of the following best captures the contributions of the Global Justice Movement for the pursuit of global justice?

The Global Justice Movement's contributions center on the empowerment of local groups through collective action and exchange of ideas as well as the consistent questioning of prevailing economic practices that failed to reduce poverty.The Global Justice Movement's contributions are tangential as it merely presents an outlet for the collective expression of discontent.The Global Justice Movement's contributions raise awareness of the plight of the poor through concerted protest actions at high-level meetings such as those of the G20 and the WTO.The Global Justice Movement's contributions raise awareness about the intrinsic shortcomings of neoliberal policies for economic and human development.

24. Which of the following statements most aptly reflects the relationship between justice and human rights?

Human rights and justice are only related to each other if human rights are equated with human needs.Human rights provide the conceptual and practical framework within which to operationalize justice based on various societies' codes of morality.The protection and promotion of human rights depends upon the development of a single worldwide system of justice.Human rights and justice are inherently incompatible in a global context because of the lack of a universal understanding of human rights.

25. Which of the following DOES NOT represent an objection to the equitable redistribution of natural resources on a global scale?

Polities make use of natural resources in different ways, making it impossible to maintain resource equality over time.Natural resources are valued differently, making it impossible to determine equal shares.A redistribution of natural resources undermines the living standard of affluent societies.There is no worldwide agreement on what constitutes a natural resource.

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