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Functions of UNSC

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  1. Chapter vi, vii- maintain ips
  2. Recco admission of new members
  3. Recco to GA appointment of sec gen
  4. Elect judges of icj
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Unsc maintains ip&s.

Chapter vi

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Specific settlement of disputes

  1. Investigate
  2. If likely to endanger ips- NEMCAJ
  3. IF failed. - procedure / actual terms of settlement
  4. If legal dispute - refer to ICJ
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Chapter Vii

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Preventive and enforcement action to maintain IP&S

NOn military- trade embargo, financial sanction, aviation sanction
Military- air sea land

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Issues with unga

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  1. 188 vs 5
  2. 2/5 europe
  3. Partisan
  4. Abrahamic religion
  5. Unpkf sexual misconduct in congo
  6. Financial
  7. Pandemic
  8. New cold War
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Uniting for peace resolution

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  1. Un charter - unity of great powers
  2. Existed initially
  3. So if 5 didn’t agree possiblity of breakdown of un role
  4. Us in 1950 - in case of threat or breach of peace and no unanimity between p5- GA can make recommendations to it’s members for collective measures
  5. If ga not in session - emergency special session within 24 hours on request of members of UNSC on vote of any 9 of UNSC
  6. 1956 - egypt armed intervention by uk, Israel, France
  7. 1958- threat to peace in lebanon and jiordan
  8. Israeli occupation of Palestine 1997
  9. Soviet invasion in hungary
  10. Crisis in democratic Republic of congo
  11. South African occupation of namibia

2022- Russia Ukraine war

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Optional clause of ICJ

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  1. Art 36(2) - of statute
  2. State parties may declare that they recognize as compulsory subjects of icj jurisdiction wrt - interpretation of treaty, quo of international law, to ascertain breach of IL, reparations
    3 . Either conditionally or unconditionally- on condition of reciprocity of other states
  3. Reservations

NORWEGIAN LOAN CASE - France - not within national jurisdiction. Norway - no such reservation. Finally used doctrine of lowest common denominator

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Peaceful settlement of disputes

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Art 33 , chapter VI

NEMCAJ

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Negotiation

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  1. Discussion plus clarification
  2. Need goodwill, flexibility and sensitivity
  3. Won’t work - hostile public opinion, mutual distrust, small vs big state
  4. Sometimes bound to enter into direct negotiations by the virtue of treaty clause - ex.unclos , non proliferation treaty
  5. German external debts case - ICJ- NO need to reach an agreement in case of negotiations. But serious efforts
  6. Farakka barrage gunfire issue between india and Bangladesh
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Good office and Mediation

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  1. Involvement of a 3rd party ( individual, country or institution)
  2. Good office- place and suggestions. Influence but no active role
  3. Mediation- 3 rd party active role - eg: draft an agreement
    Good office may end up as mediation
  4. Rules found in the hague convention
    - signatories can provide go and mediation during hostilities and this shouldn’t be regarded as an unfriendly act by either of the contending parties
    - not binding

Beagle channel dispute- pope was requested by both parties to provide his good office (Argentina, chile)

Mediation - us secy of state - yom kippur war

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Inquiry case

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Dogger bank case

Russia UK torpedo confusion

Inquiry - Russia mistook uk fisherboat thinking Japan

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Concilliation

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  1. Enquiry plus mediation
  2. Referred to a commission to make a report with proposals to parties for settlement. Not binding

Hague commission of 1907- commission by spl agreement, report post investigation, indicate way to settle

Adv

  1. Objects and facts
  2. Sensitivity and prestige of govt
  3. States retain sovereign control
  4. Qualified person- objective appraisal
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Concilliation

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  1. Enquiry plus mediation
  2. Referred to a commission to make a report with proposals to parties for settlement. Not binding

Hague commission of 1907- commission by spl agreement, report post investigation, indicate way to settle

Adv

  1. Objects and facts
  2. Sensitivity and prestige of govt
  3. States retain sovereign control
  4. Qualified person- objective appraisal
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Growth of Arbitration

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  1. Jay treaty between us and uk
  2. Albama claims award by A
  3. hague conference 1899- codified law wrt arbitration
  4. HC 1907- permanent court of arbitration
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Positive of arbitration

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  1. Faster, set timeline
  2. Icj- public hearing
  3. Icj- only states
  4. Icj- not favourable from an international standpoint
  5. Lesser impact on state sovereignty
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