THE UNITED NATIONS ALL THE BASICS AND NOTHING BUT THE BASICS…

THE UNITED NATIONS: THE ORGANS AND FUNCTIONS PURPOSEGENERAL ASSEMBLY INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARIATDILEMMAS

PURPOSE OF THE U.N. 1) REAFFIRM _______________________ __________________________________ 2) CREATE CONDITIONS FOR INT ’ L LAW TO BE RESPECTED 3) __________________________________ __________________________________ 4) PRACTICE TOLERANCE 5) MAINTAIN INT ’ L _____________ & ________________________ 6) USE FORCE AS A LAST RESORT 7) PROMOTE _______________ AND _____________ ADVANCEMENT FOR ALL

GENERAL ASSEMBLY  CONSIDER & MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BASIC PRINCIPLES  ___________________________________ ___________________________________  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 –______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ –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  ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

SECRETARIAT  ________________ ________________ ________________  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