IL - 4 - International Organizations Flashcards
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exmaples of IO
what is it?
what does it mean legally?
UN and ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross)
created by states with independent legal personality and independent organs
it s its own legal entity
what is not IO?
NGO and MNC’s
when was UN created, why?
who is part and not part?
Created in 1945 after WWII. Previous organization was League of Nations created after WWI
- Universal membership 192 (not Vatican, Taiwan, Kosovo, Palestine)
what is the point of the UN
how do we know this
so what?
Objective to end wars.
- Charter
Provisions of Charter take precedence over everything else
UN mission statement; prevent another world war. throught COLLECTIVE SECURITY.
who sits in the general assembely
every member
what happenes? 2 things
how does something get passed
RESOLUTIONS
- general debate that is non binding.
- Procedure and budget-binding
o Voting by majority, some by 2/3
who was in organisation at first?
japan and germany were not allowed to join. also spain.
what about Vatican and Palestine?
vatican doesn want to join and t is not clear what palestine is..
whats up with human rigths today?
they have become cutomary and so binding.
but every country who wanted to join UN had to accept human rights.
also JUS COGENS
when are general assemble meeting and what are they good for?
september to december and good for stated to meet and mingel, ie small states and bigger ones.
IL uses this to meet hostile states, Malaysia and indonesia.
what was special about the UN in america?
Ahmadinijad and Arafat not allowed into USA but yes into Manhattan for the General assembley.
how can a resolution go through?
a state can sponser resolutions, they can go through comitees and eventually need majorty vote.
what is Unanimus vote?
when every one sais yes, what happens is that usually state block somthign going throught, but if no one minds then it goes through unanimously.
how does every one treat il?
behind sceens every one is very nice but no one is nice openly.
it has voed that il is responsable for sperading world wide aids epidemic
what is problem for il?
what happened recently?
every one bands together and makes deal and have enough votes for somthing to go though, but il is alone.
we joined the WEOG (western europeans and others group)
why are general assamybly charter relolution non binding?
becuase UN charter didnt give it to them
internal resolutions may be binding on the operation of the General Assembly itself, for example with regard to budgetary and procedural matters.
General Assembly resolutions usually require a majority?
50 percent of all votes plus one to pass.
However, if the General Assembly determines that the issue is an “important question, then a two-thirds majority is required; “important questions” deal significantly with maintenance of international peace and security, admission of new members to UN, suspension of the rights and privileges of membership, expulsion of members, operation of the trusteeship system, or budgetary questions.
why is majority vote meningless?
because it is so democratic that its useless.
ie china russia and india cant pass a law.
economics or population cant be used, this would be unfair.
so to fix this, nothing is binding. but it as a lot of poliical weight.
what ralion does the general assmebly have with the security council?
it can elect members?
how many members in the securit council?
quote a book?
15 members, 5 Permanent
5 allies and one from geographic block.
Primary responsibility for peace and security
animal farm; all states are equal but some are more.
will this change?
every now and again talkabout changing this but
1 competition of who gets a place
2 very one has to vote it in, and no one will vote themselves out.
what is article 25 of Chapter V of the United Nations Charter
binding?
requires members to “accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council,”
binding!
what is Security Council able to do?
1 oder sanctions on states
2 order negotiations between states
3 authorise use of force
and all states must comply due to article 25.
what is chapter VI of UN charter?
deals with peaceful settlement of disputes. It requires countries with disputes that could lead to war to first of all try to seek solutions through peaceful methods such as “negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.”
Chapter VI not binding (includes 242 and all Arab- Israel decisions)
