What does Annan mean when he says that the "old orthodoxy" was never absolute?
a. The "old orthodoxy" did not recognize human rights as a problem in international affairs.
b. The charter was signed by governments, not by peoples, so it protects sovereignty first and foremost.
c. The charter protects sovereignty but is not a license for governments to abuse the human rights of their peoples.
d. The "old orthodoxy" represented the position that the rights of peoples to be free of human rights abuses must take precedence over the right to national sovereignty.
c
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a. candidate access to political information is essential b. government control of information is critical c. citizens must have some knowledge of what their elected representatives are up to d. public information is of value to any governmental institution