Treaties Flashcards
(35 cards)
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UN Charter Art. 1
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- Purpose of UN is to maintain international peace and security
- To foster friendly relations between members
- Equal rights and cooperation
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UN Charter Art. 2
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- Sovereign equality of all members
- Members can’t use force or threat of force in international relations
3
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UN Charter Art. 103
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- UN charter is superior to any other international agreement should conflicting obligations arise
4
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UN Charter Art. 24
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- UN SC has primacy in matters of int. peace and security
5
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UN Charter Art. 25
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- Members must carry out UN SC decisions
6
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UN Charter Art. 39
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- UN SC can decide what is a threat to int. peace and security
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UN Resolution No. 377
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- Uniting for Peace resolution
- Can call emergency session if 7 UN SC members vote in favour or if UN GA majority vote in favour
- Can make decisions concerning int. peace and security if UN SC is failing to do so
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WTO GATT Art. 1
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- Most Favoured Nation treatment (MFN)
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WTO GATT Art. 2
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- Bound tariffs
10
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WTO GATT Art. 3
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- National Treatment (NT)
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ILO Constitution Art. 20
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- Conventions adopted only binding to states that ratify them
12
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ILO Constitution Art. 22
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- Members must make annual report on conventions
13
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ILO Convention No. 87, 1948
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- Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise
14
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ILO Convention No. 105, 1957
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- Abolition of Forced Labour
15
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ILO Convention No. 138, 1973
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- Minimum Age
16
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ILO Convention No. 183, 1999
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- Child Labour
17
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ILO Convention No. 100, 1951
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- Equal Pay
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ILO Convention No. 111, 1958
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- Discrimination
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ILO Constitution Art. 33
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- Noncompliance can be reported to ICJ
- Can lead to sanctions or expulsion
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WB IBRD Art. 3
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- Resources in the bank can only be used for development and reconstruction projects
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IMF Art. 4
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- State obligations to allow IMF surveillance
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UN Charter Art. 94
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- Members obliged to comply with ICJ decisions
- Failure to comply can be reported to UN SC
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ICJ Statute Art. 38
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- Sources of law hierarchy:
1) International Conventions
2) Customary Law
3) National Legal Systems
4) Judicial Scholarship
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ICJ Statute Art. 59
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- ICJ decisions don’t set precedent
25
ICC Rome Statute Art. 5
- Relevant crimes are:
1) Genocide
2) War Crimes
3) Crimes Against Humanity
4) Crimes of Aggression [5(2): definition to be agreed upon]
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ICC Rome Statute Art. 20
- Complementarity Principle
| - Court decides if domestic trial was genuine
27
Treaty of Paris, 1952
- Treaty establishing European Coal and Steel Community
28
Treaty of Rome, 1957
- Treaty establishing EURATOM
| - Treaty establishing European Economic Community: integrated market within 12 years
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Treaty of Maastricht, 1992
- Turned EEC into EU
30
Treaty of Lisbon, 2009
- Reshaping EU institutions and relationship with citizens
- Decision-making more effective: less need for unanimity, EU president and foreign policy increased in influence, no referendum, treaties passed through national parliaments only
- More democratically legitimate: increasing EU parliament power, EU charter of HR
- Promoting integration and loyalty to EU rather than nation
- EU has international legal personality
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Montreal Protocol, 1987
- Universally ratified in 2009
| - Banning use of ozone-depleting products
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Kyoto Protocol, 1997
- 191 States & EU
- Reducing greenhouse emissions by 2012 (failure)
- US never ratified, Canada withdrew 2015
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Paris Agreement, 2016
- 197 signed, 180 ratified
- Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC): Each country chooses how they will reach reduction goals
- Financial assistance for developing countries to create sustainable frameworks
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EU Common Agricultural Policy, 1968 (CAP)
- Creation of single agricultural market with fixed prices to ensure no more food shortages in Europe
- Subsidising large scale production
- Makes up 40% of EU budget
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NATO Treaty Art. 5
- Collective Defense
- Attack against one is attack against all
- Council decides if action is necessary and technically need UN SC authorisation
