Henderson
Main Principles
The international law system remains an efficient political and governmental tool despite the horizontal authority structure. Its role in regulating modern society expands due to enhanced globalization and interconnection. The chapter also raises the question regarding the future world government and its feasibility within a current system. However, the sustainability of the international law system provides evidence that there is no need for the world government to lead a prolific global juridical order.
Reflective Comments
States perform rule-making, rule-enforcement, and rule-adjudication and expect every citizen to be mindful of the functioning law system. However, the states differ in pace and patterns of implementing the international legislative regulations within the domestic settings.
Henderson (2010) very accurately notes that the world represents the “international society of multiple actors” with their own goals and interests (p. 110). Hence, every citizen works hard towards sustained progress, mainly through being guided by international law.
Payne
Main Principles
Payne (2016) also examines the international level concerns, however, through the prism of democracy and its global expansion. The spread of democracy is inherently linked to the “political, economic, and cultural” aspects nurtured by a particular society and governmental order (Payne, 2016, p. 43).
Most importantly, the global civil population plays a pivotal role in defining the process of democratization because they are actively engaged to pressure the authoritarian powers to establish democratic reforms.
Reflective Comments
Democracy is generally considered a governmental structure contemplating the will of its inhabitants. Therefore, democracy varies across the globe according to the society it pertains. The democratic development relies on reinforcing global civil society and increased expectations of those who were long devoid of a democratic regime.
Moreover, the globalization of democratic vision in the governmental order is driven by the common fight for human rights and consolidation of democratic power. Therefore, the success of various democratic waves sets the groundwork for the crucial democratic changes in modern governmental systems.
References
Henderson, C. W. (2010). Understanding international law. John Wiley & Sons.
Payne, R. J. (2016). Global issues: Politics, economics, and culture. Pearson.