GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Does the suffering of individuals in one part of the world generate moral demands of assistance on those foreigners who live far away from them? Are these moral demands of assistance justified? Can governments be held morally responsible for failing to help the international community in times of deprivation? Discuss.

Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Ethics in International RelationsDimensions of EthicsEthical TheoriesHuman Values

Syllabus: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

How toppers approached it

From all 6 answers · about 180 words · 50% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening83%
  • A quotation17%

Body

  • Points and prose100%

Close

  • No separate close50%
  • A summary33%
  • A way forward17%

The toppers’ answers

NausheenAIR 9 · CSE 2023 · 48 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

"Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam" - whole world is a family. This notion of India governs its international ethos and is followed in cosmopolitarism of the world.

Body · points and prose

Moral demands of Assistance

Diagram
- Justified - (1) Respecting basic human dignity. - e.g) Protests against human rights violation in Qatar during FIFA. - (2) Providing refuge to the displaced communities. - e.g) Myanmar coup.
Diagram
* other reasons * (1) International commitments for the same. eg) UN Human Rights Declaration * (2) As it is said, poverty anywhere is threat to prosperity everywhere, therefore we need to act with utmost urgency. * Not justified * (1) Limited resources of nations. * (2) Sovereignty of the nations in international domains should be protected.

Close · a way forward

We need to follow Aristotle's golden mean, by pressurising the nation internationally through informal means. eg> sanctions against Russia.

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