Role of Public International Law in Global Governance

State sovereignty is still achievable in a highly Globalized World.

The decline of the power of the state is influenced by market-oriented and transnational economic order.

Global governance primarily involves cooperation among states only.

Global governance aims at solving problems that concern only one state.

The concept of Nation State combines state sovereignty and individual rights.

State compliance with international obligations is a choice and not a right.

A nation is defined as a group of people permanently occupying a definite portion of territory.

A state is defined as people existing in an organized society, usually inhabiting a distinct portion of the earth and speaking different languages.

A nation-state is a system where people with common identity live in a country with fluid borders and multiple governments.

The Westphalian System affirms that each state enjoys the right to inherent full sovereignty.

Each state under the Westphalian System has the obligation to violate the territorial integrity and political independence of other states.

Under the Westphalian System, each state does not have the right to freely choose and develop its political, social, economic, and cultural systems.

International law serves as a framework for the practice of unstable international relations.

The main role of international law is to promote global conflict and chaos.

According to the Doctrine of Transformation, international law must be expressly 'transformed' into municipal law.

Under the Philippine Constitution, international treaties are not considered part of the law of the land.

International treaties can function as contracts between different countries.

The Doctrine of Incorporation states that international law is not automatically part of municipal law.

International Customs requires state practice and rejection of the practice as obligatory.

Judicial Decisions are not considered a subsidiary means for determining rules of law.

Global Governance includes resolving issues related to human rights.

Global Governance does not address trade and development.

Globalization encourages the isolation of local and national economies from the global economy.

Environmental Action at the Earth Summit did not address concerns about sustainable development.

The Brandt Line shows how the world was geographically split into relatively richer and poorer nations.

Argentina is classified as a developing state in the socio-economic and political grouping of states.

Ukraine is a country that can be found in the relatively richer North according to the Brandt Line.

Botswana is one of the countries classified as developing states in the Brandt Line.

Inequalities between countries can be caused by factors such as availability of natural resources and levels of health and education.

International trading policies and access to markets do not play a role in causing inequalities between countries.