International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue VIII, August 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186
Litigation or Adr: Which Benefits International Relations
Nana Amma Adjovu
Department Consultancy, DrewGees Consult, Ghana
I. INTRODUCTION
The concept of international relations operates on various theories, both realism and liberalism. In realism, states use military force to relate to the international community. Even though leaders of these states may be moral, such attributes do not influence their foreign policy decisions. The realists recognize that law and international organizations have no force or power; hence, their existence depends on how other states recognize and accept them. To them, states must always seek power to protect themselves for self-preservation.
On the other hand, liberalism is that injustice, aggression, and war affecting world peace result from inadequate social institutions and misunderstandings among world leaders. They believe that even though these negatives are inevitable, multilateral actions and institutional reforms can eliminate them and that market capitalism can help achieve human freedom. To the liberals, human beings are generally good and can adapt to any situation as long as good institutions guide them. They recognize that states share several ties, which makes it difficult to thus making it challenging to outline independent national interests. Liberalism, therefore, prefers the decreased use of military power. Liberals believe that the consequences of military force and power outweigh their benefits and that international relations consider every state’s interests. Increasing economic power proves to be beneficial to using military power. The future of international relations is rooted in liberal paradigms of world politics. Liberals, therefore, embrace the concept of interdependence and globalization. While this is good, international disputes are on the rise as the world transforms due to globalization. Disputes may arise in any relationship or interaction. However, some writers argue that relationship-building and conflict resolution intimately connect for lasting relationships. To foster and maintain long-lasting good relations, states and international organizations must adopt dispute resolution mechanisms that preserve the relations rather than mare them.