Reading from International Institutions & Global Governance
Explore the history of international law, important international agreements and the courts thataim tohold countries accountable, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.
New recruits of the Chinese Navy fleet stand with their guns during the parade marking the end of their first training session in Qingdao, China, on March 4, 2013. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled in 2016 that China’s territorial claims to the highly contested South China Sea had no basis in international law.
Source: Reuters
Ten International Agreements You Need to Know
Click through to learn more about each agreement.
Source: United Nations.
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Six Essential International Organizations You Need to Know
Learn about the most prominent international organizations tackling the world’s biggest issues in this free resource.
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What Is the World Trade Organization?
What is the WTO? Learn how the World Trade Organization manages the rules for international trade and why it's failing to address today’s most pressing issues.
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NATO: The World’s Largest Alliance
What is NATO? Trace NATO’s history and learn how the organization’s mission has evolved over seventy-five years, from the end of World War II to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
