International relations

International relations is a branch of political science. Predominant study topics are politics, economics and law on a global level. It represents the study of foreign affairs and global issues among states within the international system, including the roles of states, diplomacy, international organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations (MNCs).  

United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that describes itself as a "global association of governments facilitating co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity"; It is the most prominent international institution. Many of the legal institutions follow the same organisational structure as the UN.

Economic institutions
World Trade Organisation
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
African Development Bank
Asian Development Bank

International legal bodies
Human rights
United Nations Human Rights Council
Human Rights Committee
European Court of Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Court

Legal
International Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
African Court of Justice
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Regional security arrangements
ASEAN
Arab League
CIS
CSCAP
Maritime security regime
NATO
RECAAP
SCO

Related pages
Diplomacy
Neutrality (international relations)
Realism theory
Thomas Hobbes Leviathan
Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace
Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince
Jean-Jacques Rousseau The social contract
Thucydides The History of the Peloponnesian war