The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential

Limited local respect for regional and global legislation

Claim

Everyday experience concerning both local and national laws suggests that the majority of the world's people have no sense of responsibility toward the laws that govern their lives, and therefore little respect for law and law enforcement. The result is widespread frustration and anger toward any power structure, and a feeling that nothing can be achieved beyond the local level.

Broader

Inadequate law enforcement

Hindrance of law enforcement

Inadequate regional integration of countries

Narrower

Inadequate local enforcement

Nonacceptance of government legislation

Aggravates

Inadequate laws ^{[in 8 loops]}

Regional tensions ^{[in 2 loops]}

Restrictive legislation ^{[in 1 loop]}

Overemphasis on individual rights

Lack of international cooperation ^{[in 11 loops]}

Exploitation of regulatory loopholes in countries with underdeveloped legislation

Aggravated by

Lack of enforcement power

Law enforcement complexity

Deficiencies in international law

Arbitrary enforcement of regulations

Political barriers to effective legislation

Ineffective legislation against organized crime

Divergent national concepts of corrupt practices

Deliberate governmental avoidance of legislative reform

Inadequate legislation relating to action against problems

Strategy(ies)

Engaging global-local citizenship

Increasing local respect for regional and global legislation

Value(s)

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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