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Trial Exam Revision Lectures
World Order Lecturer: Adrian Shipp!Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
The School for Excellence
World Order and the HSC Exam
Very important section of an essay
Page 3 of the Booklet
What’s Hidden in the Rubric?
Principle of State Sovereignty!Lack of Enforceability!
The Political Will of Nation States
3 Main World Order Arguments
Themes and Challenges2011 HSC 25 Mark Question
2012 HSC 25 Mark Question
2013 HSC 25 Mark Question (Evolving)
Page 3 of the Booklet
Tips for Writing Legal Studies Essays❖ Do not spend more than 90 minutes on the first 2 parts of
the paper!
❖ Spend a few minutes writing a plan (Think about it in Reading Time)!
❖ No storytelling your legal examples!
❖ Don’t repeat similar words and phrases. !
❖ Develop well structured paragraphs to support your argument
Page 4-5 of the Booklet
2011 HSC World Order Questions
2012 HSC World Order Questions
2013 HSC World Order Questions
Page 5-14 of
the Booklet
Shipp’s Six Sentence Structure
1. Topic Sentence!
2. Elaboration Sentence!
3. Case Study/Example Sentence!
4. Relevance Sentence!
5.Counter Argument (Hook) Sentence!
6. Reflect Sentence
The Meaning of World Order❖ World order can be defined as the activities and
relationships between the world’s nation states, and other significant non-state actors, that take place within a legal, political and economic framework. !
❖ The aim of these international activities is the promotion of peace and stability in the world.
Integrating the definition of World Order into the introduction of an essay is a great idea
Page 15 of the Booklet
❖ The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) attempted to give the nation-state protection in international law.!
❖ The Concert of Europe (1815) Post Napoleonic Wars.!
❖ The Treaty of Versailles (1919) set up the League of Nations.!
❖ The Atlantic Charter (1941)!
❖ The UN Charter (1945)
The Developing Nature of World Order
It is important to understand this section and its connection to the theme of law reform
Page 16 of the Booklet
The Principle of State Sovereignty!
❖ Achieving world order can be promoted by sovereign nations enforcing international law!
❖ However sovereign power can impede the development of world order by ignoring treaties and violate international law
This is a potential Essay question for 2014
Responses to World Order
Page 18 of the
Booklet
The United Nations!
International Instruments!
Courts and Adhoc Tribunals!
Intergovernmental Organisations!
Australia’s Federal Government!
Non-Government Organisations!
Media!
Political Negotiation, Persuasion and Use of Force
The Most Important Section of the World Order Syllabus
The Legal and Non-Legal Responses
Page 19 - 32 of the Booklet
The United Nations
The Courts and Tribunals
Intergovernmental Organisations
Issues in World Order❖ The principle of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P)!
❖ Regional and global situations that threaten peace and security!
❖ The success of global cooperation in achieving world order!
❖ Rules regarding the conduct of hostilities.
Know how to integrate these issues with the themes and challenges and the legal/non-legal responses
Page 36 - 53 of the Booklet
Libya Syria
Armed forces 50000 Armed forces 325000
Rebel forces organised and held most of eastern libya
Protesters are failing to hold permanent territory
Gaddafi had enemies worldwide. Venezuela only friend
Iran, Turkey are allies. Links with Hamas and Hezbollah
Limited regional impact, Arab League endorsed
Unpredictable conflict. Could involve Israel and Iran. Spread
across the border
❖ To regulate armed conflict under International Humanitarian Law (IHL)!
❖ Protection of soldiers and civilians during wartime !
❖ The links between the Geneva Conventions, International Red Cross and Guantanamo Bay
The Rules Regarding the Conduct of Hostilities
This issue is excellent for an ethical standards essay
