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JCM 210 English News Reporting and Writing II. Seminar 5 12 th March 2009. Agenda. Outstanding issues arising out of Seminar 4 Beats Briefing (2): Who’s who in your beat Basic Reporting: United Nations & Int’l Affairs. International Affairs. News coverage. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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JCM 210 English News Reporting and Writing II

Seminar 5

12th March 2009

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Agenda

Outstanding issues arising out of Seminar 4 Beats Briefing (2): Who’s who in your beat Basic Reporting: United Nations & Int’l

Affairs

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International Affairs

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Official Institutions / Treaty Bodies

United Nations 聯合國 World Trade Organisation (WTO) 世界貿易

組織 International Court of Justice 國際法庭 International Criminal Court 國際刑事法庭 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

北大西洋公約組織 Association of South East Asian Nations

(ASEAN) 東南亞國家聯盟

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Internationally operated Non-Government Organization

國際性非政府組織 Organization formed by people outside of

government “watchdog” of the human rights

International Committee of the Red Cross 國際紅十字會

Amnesty International 國際特赦組織 World Economic Forum 世經濟論壇 Oxfam 世界宣明會

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International relation

State policy 國家政策 Diplomatic relationship 外交關係

International law 國際法 International Treaty and Convention 國際條約

及公約

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State Policy on diplomacy

Recognition of a nation 承認另一個國家 Trade dispute 貿易糾紛 Territorial and frontier disputes 領土及邊

界糾紛 Declaration of war 宣戰

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International Law

International conventions 國際公約 International custom 國際慣例 General principles of law 各國適用的一般

法律原則 Judicial decisions 司法判例 Academic publication 學術著作

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International conventions (hard law)

Conventions/covenants 公約 Treaty 條約 Only binds the parties to the convention

Article 2(1)(a) Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties 1969 ( 維也納公約 ) International agreement between states In written form; and Governed by international law

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B

A

Bi-lateral /multi-lateral Treaty

convention

C

BA

D

Multi-lateral Convention

United Nation CharterInternational Covenants onCivil and Political Rights

Difference b/w treaty and convention條約與公約的分別

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Treaties / Conventions making process

Negotiation A treaty is adopted

States agree to enter into a treaty and sign it Signing a treaty

Official representative of a State signs the treaty

Ratifying ( 追認 ) a treaty Approval by the domestic legislature

A treaty comes into force

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Int’l custom/customary int’l law (soft law)

Two elements State practice 各國重覆類似行為

Most states conduct themselves in the same way on the same issue over a period of time

Opinion juris 法律確信 They conduct themselves that way because they feel they are

legally obliged to do so

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Lai Changxing 賴昌星The fugitive of Yuan Hua’s case 遠華集團走私案逃犯

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General principles of law

Rules and principles common to all legal systems ( 各國均適用的原則 )

Right of persons to go to court to settle disputes Right to be heard by a court before judgment is

pronounced Principle of equity ( 公平原則 )

Fairness and justice 公平及公義 Doctrine of acquiescence ( 容忍 ) in the case of territory

delimitation ( 領土劃分 )

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Judicial Decisions International Court of Justice (ICJ) 海牙國際法庭

It binds the parties to the case only In practice, the Court will follow its earlier decisions on

similar issue Informal doctrine of stare decisis

Other tribunals European Court of Human Rights 歐洲人權法庭

Binding on the parties only But strong persuasive force to others in similar human rights

issue

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Other sources?

Resolution ( 決議 ) of international organisation The General Assembly ( 全體大會 ) of the

United Nations Not binding States are not legally obliged to follow the

conduct stipulated by the GA resolution

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United Nations

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United Nations Charter 聯合國憲章

Article 1 Purposes of UN Maintain int’l peace 國際和平 and security 國

際安全 Take effective collective measures for the

prevention and removal of threats ( 威脅 ) to the peace

Adjustment or settlement ( 解決 ) of int’l disputes ( 國際糾紛 ) or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace

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Develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principles of

Equal rights; and Self-determination 自決

Achieve int’l co-operation in solving international problems of an economic,

social, cultural or humanitarian ( 人道 ) character and

promoting respect for human rights for all w/t distinction as to race, sex, language or religion

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Article 2 Members should act on the following principles:

The sovereign equality of all its Members ( 各成員國主權平等 )

Shall fulfil their obligations in good faith ( 以誠信履行成員國的義務 )

Settle their int’l disputes by peaceful means ( 以和平解決紛爭 )

Refrain from the threat or use of force against territorial integrity or political independence of any State ( 不威脅或以武力損害任何國家領土完整或政治獨立性 )

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Give the UN every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the Charter ( 協助聯合國執行根據憲章作出的行動 )

Peacekeeping Troops 維持和平部隊 Economic sanction 經濟制裁

Ensure non-member States to act in accordance with the above Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of int’l peace and security 確保其他非成員國一同遵守聯合國維持國際和平和安全的責任

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The Organs of the United Nations

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Principal Organs

Trusteeship Council

Security Council

General Assembly

Economic &Social Council

Secretariat

經濟及社會理事會全體大會安全理事會托管理事會 秘書處

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Security Council Link 15 members

5 Permanent members 常任理事國 PRC, France, UK, Russian Federation, United Nations Great Powers 超級大國 Right to final vote 最後投票權

10 non-permanent members 非常任理事國 5 Afro-Asian, 2 from Latin-American, 1 from Eastern Europe, 2 from

Western Europe and other States Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Vietnam, Austria, Costa Rica 2 years’ term

The Presidency of the Security Council ( 安理會主席 ) is held in turn ( 輪任 ) by the members of the Security Council in the English alphabetical order of their names. Each President holds office for one calendar month.

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Powers and functions of SC to maintain international peace and security to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to

regulate armaments ( 軍備 ) to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of

aggression ( 侵略行為 ) and to recommend what action should be taken

to call on Members to apply economic sanctions ( 經濟制裁 ) and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression

to take military action ( 軍事行動 ) against an aggressor

all Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council.

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Subsidiary bodies of SC Peacekeeping Operation and Missions 聯合

國維持和平行動 Int’l Criminal Tribunal for the Former

Yugoslavia 前南斯拉夫問題國際法庭 Int’l Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 盧旺達

問題國際刑事法庭 Genocide 種族清洗 War crime 戰爭罪行

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General Assembly 聯合國大會 Link

Plenary organ comprising all Member States Article 10 UN Charter

Discuss any questions or matters within the scope of the Charter

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How to be a member? Article 4 UN Charter

Open to all other peace-loving States which accept the obligations contained in the Charter and will carry out their obligations

Decision of the GA upon the recommendation of the SC

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GA Resolution

By voting Important decision making Approval of important treaties and conventions Generally no legally binding effect on the Members

Exception: admission of new membership But could become an evidence of int’l law

If all states acting in the same way and do believe that they are obliged to do so customary int’l law

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GA 57/228 18 Dec 2002The Prosecution Under Cambodian Law Of Crimes

Committed During The Period Of Democratic

Kampuchea ( 聯合國決議案:對紅色高棉進行檢控 )

Khmer Rouge赤柬 also known as Party of Democratic Kampuchea柬埔寨共產黨

Alleged to have killed 1,7 millions people b/w 1975-1990

Leadership: Pol Pot (波尔布特 ) Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia柬埔寨法院特別法庭

To trial senior leader of Democratic Kampuchea

3 Cambodian Judges 2 International Judges

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Subsidiary bodies under GA

Human Rights Council (since 2006) 聯合國人權理事會

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 聯合國兒童基金

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 聯合國難民事務公署

Human rights treaties bodies Human Rights Committee

since 1976 (for International Covenants for Civil & Political Rights)

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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

54 members Article 62 UN Charter

Make studies and reports with respect to international economic, social, cultural, educational, health and related matters

Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms for all

Article 66 To assist the Security Council

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Subsidiary bodies

Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Specialized Agencies

International Labour Organization 國際勞工組織 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization 聯合國教科文組織 World Bank Group International Monetary Fund (IMF) 國際貨幣基金 World Health Organization (WHO) 世界衛生組織

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The Secretariat Link

Secretary-General 秘書長 Appointed by GA Five-year term

Ban Ki-moon ( 潘基文 ) of the

Republic of Korea The 8th SG of the UN

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CEO of the UN Organization of the meetings Draft the agenda Provide staff and facilities Prepare report Prepare annual budget for the UN Power to bring matters to the attention of

the SC for investigation

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Organization of the UN system

http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart_en.pdf

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The use of force and arm conflict武力與軍事衝突

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Article 2 UN Charter

All members must settle their disputes by peaceful means

Shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State “No war” provision

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GA Resolution

GAR 2131(1965): Prohibition of Intervention Armed intervention ( 軍事介入 ) and all other

forms of interference ( 干預 ) are to be condemned ( 譴責 )

GAR 2625 (1970): General Principles of Int’l Law Threat or use of force is a violation of

international law

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The right of self-defence

Legitimate self-defence is allowed (int’l custom) Necessity of self-defence The act done in self-defence must not be unreasonable

and the force used must be proportionate to the harm threatened

Article 52 UN Charter Right to individual or collective self-defence against

armed attack until the SC has taken the measures necessary to maintain int’l peace and security

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Collective self-defence

North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( 北大西洋公約組織 )(NATO)

Organization for collective self-defence under Article 51

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Self-determination 自決

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Right to self-determination

Collective right open to exercise by peoples The right of self-determination in respect of

those people in Eastern Europe following the 1st World War

The disintegration of the overseas empires of the colonial powers following the 2nd World War

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GA Resolutions

GAR 1514/1960: The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Territories and Peoples

GAR 2625/1970 Emergence as a sovereign independent State Free association with an independent State Integration with an independent State

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Cases other than colonies

The early 1970’s view UN has never accepted the principle of

secession of a part of a Member State

Need to be reassessed due to the development of human rights? Right to go away from dictatorship?

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