The International Community Flashcards
what was the League of Nations?
OG UN. meant to be used to TALK and RESOLVE disputes, rather than going to war. established after ww1 until ww2. after ww2 the UN was created (the ‘good copy’)
why did the League of Nations fail?
LACKED MILITARY means of ENFORCEMENT (UN has peacekeepers, need a military so you can do more than just tell them no-enforcement)
LACKED political WILL to IMPOSE sanction (no one wanted to step up)
RARELY achieved UNANIMITY (such diverse countries, many thought they should be in charge if they were bigger)
LACKED SUPPORT (tokenism, countries didn’t want to have to take action)
what is tokenism?
when you ACT like you are MAKING AN EFFORT, WITHOUT putting in any EFFORT ex. land acknowledgement, climate change
what is the International Diplomacy Protocol (some of this still exists)-6 steps?
diplomatic NOTE of PROTEST (formal document saying “we have beef with you”)
DIALOGUE between ambassadors (like passing notes in class)
EXPEL ambassadors and diplomats (‘unfriending’ them-we don’t wanna be in your country)
SEVER diplomatic RELATIONS (could lead to more conflict)
SEVER ECONOMIC TIES (last thing to go ex. don’t buy russian oil during war)
steps leading to WAR
what are the 3 main objectives of the UN?
SAVE future GENERATIONS from WAR, reaffirm faith in FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS, have countries sign a CHARTER (makes it LEGALLY BINDING to follow international law)
what are the 5 basic goals of the UN aims to acheive?
WORLD PEACE, HEALTHY RELATIONS (among nations), promote HUMAN RIGHTS, eliminate POVERTY, prevent ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
what is the UN?
INTERNATIONAL group for COMMUNICATION and DIPLOMACY. develops international POLICY and LAW and everyone has a vote (a big club for everyone)
what are the 6 sections of the UN?
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARIAT, ECONOMIC and SOCIAL COUNCIL, TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL, and the INTERNATIONAL COURT of JUSTICE
what is the general assembly in the UN?
BIG ROOM of countries with REPRESENTATIVES and their country names (exactly what you would picture)
what is the security council in the UN?
about 15 SEATS. a lot of POLITICAL POWER (decide trade bans, sending peacekeepers), make decisions about big ISSUES of SECURITY. created so big nations would join the UN, permanent seats for russia, us, britain, france, and china (terms for other coutries to be voted in)
what is the secretariat in the UN?
big building beside the UN, all the ECONOMIC STAFF here (business)
what is the economic and social council in the UN?
a council? INCREASED INFLUENCE recently
what is the trusteeship council in the UN?
for countries being MONITORED by OTHER COUNTRIES ex. germany after the war-berlin wall. EMPTY for about 20 years now
what is the international court of justice (ICJ) in the UN?
for CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY (war crimes), in the Netherlands. before this they had international trials (ex. the nuremberg trials).
what is the international criminal court?
for crimes that are so terrible they deserve RECOGNITION from ALL COUNTRIES. some countries don’t recognize its authority (don’t want to be held accountable-america)
