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international norms  

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  • International norms provide a measure of continuity and stability to relations between states and transnational actors as they constitute authoritatively endorsed, articulated ideas and beliefs concerning some aspect of political life beyond that of domestic systems of governance. But since the boundaries between national and international phenomena have been significantly relaxed in recent years, norms that evolve and are disseminated across countries at the same time seem increasingly important to the inner life of most contemporary societies. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; International Norms]

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