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The International Community is a phrase used in geopolitics and international relations to refer to a broad group of people and governments of the world. It does not refer literally to all nations or states in the world. The term is typically used to imply the existence of a common point of view towards such matters as specific issues of human rights. An example of an International Community is the United Nations. Activists, politicians and commentators often use the term in calling for action to be taken; e.g., action against what is in their opinion political repression in a target country.

The term is commonly used to imply legitimacy and consensus for a point of view on a disputed issue; e.g., to enhance the credibility of a majority vote in the United Nations General Assembly.

Criticism

Noam Chomsky alleges that the term is used to refer to United States and its allies along with the client states, as well as allies in the media of those states. The scholar and academic, Martin Jacques, says: "We all know what is meant by the term 'international community', don't we? It's the west, of course, nothing more, nothing less. Using the term 'international community' is a way of dignifying the west, of globalizing it, of making it sound more respectable, more neutral and high-faulting."

See also

References

  1. Byers, Michael; Nolte, Georg (2003-05-29). United States Hegemony and the Foundations of International Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 9781139436632.
  2. Danilenko, Gennadiĭ Mikhaĭlovich (1993-01-01). Law-Making in the International Community. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 0792320395.
  3. "The Crimes of 'Intcom'".
  4. "Israel, US violators of international law, says Noam Chomsky". The News Tribe.
  5. "Noam Chomsky on Iran".
  6. Martin Jacques. "What the hell is the international community?". the Guardian.
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