Reasons for International Institutional Inefficiency in the Governance of Transnational Challenges: Cases around the Globe

Qinfeng Jiang; Chenyuan Li; Kawing Wei; Xike Yue; Haoxi Zhang

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Reasons for International Institutional Inefficiency in the Governance of Transnational Challenges: Cases around the Globe

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Qinfeng Jiang¹, Chenyuan Li², Kawing Wei³, Xike Yue⁴, Haoxi Zhang⁵^{, *}

¹The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100032, China

²World Foreign Language Academy, Shanghai, 200233, China

³Harrow International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

⁴Department of Economics, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195-4550, U.S.A

⁵School of Law, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, 330032, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: 2201802383@stu.jxufe.edu.cn

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Haoxi Zhang

Available Online 24 December 2021.

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Keywords: international law; inefficiency; international institutions; conflict of state interests; Arctic protection; Covid pandemic; climate crisis
Abstract: This paper aims to analyze why international institutions are inefficient in solving global challenges by illustrating three cases concerning Arctic protection, Covid-19, and climate change. The paper concludes that the reasons are (1) the conflict of interests between states and (2) the weakness of international institutions in enforcing international law. In Arctic protection, this paper uses the case of Hans Island, a territorial dispute, a lack of common interests, and the Arctic Council’s binding force contribute to this long-lasting problem. The pandemic becomes severe due to different interests between World Trade Organization (the WTO) and World Health Organization (WHO). In climate change, a conflict of interest between domestic priorities and global incentives leads to a lack of cooperation between states. Alongside the weak enforcement power of treaties and international institutions, the issue remains unresolved with the Paris Accords. From this, the paper arrives at two promotional measures: (1) introduce a dual compliance mechanism of punitive and promotional measures and (2) provide moral and global protection guidelines to place moral pressures on countries not abiding by the standards of international law.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 24 December 2021
ISBN: 978-94-6239-495-7
ISSN: 2352-5398
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