THE UNITED NATIONS

ALL THE BASICS AND NOTHING BUT THE BASICS…

THE UNITED NATIONS: THE ORGANS AND FUNCTIONS

PURPOSE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

(ICJ)SECURITY COUNCIL

SECRETARIAT DILEMMAS

PURPOSE OF THE U.N.1) REAFFIRM _______________________

__________________________________2) CREATE CONDITIONS FOR INT’L LAW TO BE

RESPECTED3) _____________________________________________

_______________________4) PRACTICE TOLERANCE5) MAINTAIN INT’L _____________ &

________________________6) USE FORCE AS A LAST RESORT7) PROMOTE _______________ AND _____________

ADVANCEMENT FOR ALL

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

CONSIDER & MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BASIC PRINCIPLES

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APPROVE THE BUDGET APPROVE NON-PERMANENT

MEMBERS OF MAIN ORGANS & ___________________________________

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CON’T

EVERYONE’S A MEMBER!!!!!! ___________________________________

_________ (INCLUDING EAST TIMOR & SWITZERLAND; MONTENEGRO)

CAN’T FORCE DECISIONS ON A MEMBER; RATHER DECISIONS SERVE AS ________________________________ ___________________________________

DILEMMAS: GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INCREASE AUTHORITY?

MORE STRUCTURED AGENDA?

SHOULD PALAU HAVE SAME SAY AS THE UNITED STATES? If not, how should the structure work?

SECURITY COUNCIL

PROBABLY THE MOST VISIBLE AND CONTROVERSIAL DUE TO SUBJECT MATTER

_________ MEMBERS; ___________ PERMANENT & __________ ROTATING– ______________________________________

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– 5 POWERS FROM END OF WWII

MORE SECURITY COUNCIL

DECISIONS ARE BY MAJORITY UNLESS ___________________________

5 PERMANENT MEMBERS HAVE VETO DEALS WITH ISSUES OF ____________

___________________________________ ONLY GROUP ABLE TO AUTHORIZE

THE USE OF FORCE _________________ ___________________________________

DILEMMAS:SECURITY COUNCIL

1) STRUCTURE+ SHOULD THERE BE PERMANENT MEMBERS?

+ SHOULD THEY HAVE A FIXED BUDGET?

+ SHOULD THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP BE EXPANDED?

+ DOES THERE NEED TO BE A GREATER EMPHASIS ON ENFORCEMENT?

INT’L COURT OF JUSTICE

THIS IS THE PRIMARY INTERNATIONAL COURT

A.K.A. _____________________________ 15 JUSTICES, ELECTED BY G.A. STATE NEED NOT PARTICIPATE IN

THE PROCESS ___________________________________

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SECRETARIAT

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SERVE AS FIGURE HEAD & VISIONARY

HAS STAFF OF 8,900 PEOPLE FROM 170 COUNTRIES

MORE SECRETARIAT…

FUNDING THE U.N. IS DONE THROUGH “_______________________”

BASED ON ________________________ ___________________________________

15 COUNTRIES FUND APPROX. 85% OF THE CURRENT BUDGET– Is this a good system of funding?

WHY SAVE THE U.N.?

1) IT STILL PROVIDES _______________ ____________________________________________________________________

2) HELPS MAINTAIN THE ANARCHICAL INT’L LAW SYSTEM

3) ABLE TO BE A MEDIUM FOR U.S. LEADERSHIP - ________________________ _______________________________________

4) COMMON GOALS: PEACE; _____________; SPREAD DEMOCRACY; ________________ ________________; “GOOD” GOVERNANCE