Chapter 2 - Lesson 4: Contemporary Global Governance Flashcards
WHAT
It is a continuous process of balancing different interests and initiating cooperative action.
Global Governance
WHAT
It encompasses the totality of institutions, policies, norms, procedures, and initiatives through which states and their citizens try to bring more predictability, stability and order to their responses to transnational challenges.
Global Governance
WHAT
It can only be achieved with effective international cooperation.
Effective Global Governance
What are the UN Organs?
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- Economic and Social Council
- International Court of Justice
- Secretariat
- Trusteeship Council
UN Organs
Main deliberative body, policymaking and representative organ of 193 member states.
General Assembly
UN Organs
responsible for the maintenance of peace
and security.
Security Council
UN Organs
takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression
Security Council
UN Organs
It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.
Security Council
UN Organs
Decisions on important issues, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters, and others are being discussed.
General Assembly
UN Organs
principal body for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue, and
recommendations on economic, social and environmental issues.
Economic and Social Council
UN Organs
It is the United Nations’ central platform for reflection, debate, and innovative thinking on sustainable development.
Economic and Social Council
UN Organs
UN’s principal judicial organ.
International Court of Justice
UN Organs
role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
International Court of Justice
UN Organs
comprises the Secretary-General and tens of thousands of international
UN staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of the UN as mandated by the General Assembly and the Organization’s other principal organs.
Secretariat
UN Organs
provides international supervision for 11 Trust Territories and ensure that adequate steps are taken for self-government and independence. It suspended its operation on November 1, 1994.
Trusteeship Council
UN Organs
provides international supervision for 11 Trust Territories that had been placed under the administration of seven Member States, and ensure that adequate steps were taken to prepare the Territories for self-government and independence.
Trusteeship Council
What are th roles of the UN?
- Actor
- Venue
Role of the UN
Confronts the 21st century challenges
Actor
Role of the UN
A space for members to manifest their opinions and perspectives
Venue
Role of the UN
Confronts the 21st century challenges
Actor
What are the functions of the UN?
- To maintain international peace and security.
- To protect human rights.
- To deliver humanitarian aid.
- To promote sustainable development
- To uphold international law.
Challenges of global governancein the 21st century
- (—-) (—-) of the (-) permanent members of the Security Council.
- Veto power
- five
Role of the UN
Confronts the 21st century challenges
Actor
Challenges of global governancein the 21st century
- (—-) (—-) to regulate actions of the member states and enforce orders and
decisions.
Police power
YES / NO
Is the state still relevant amid globalization of governance?
YES
(—–) has not been diminished for the state is the source of (—–) and concerted action among the states & represents the greater exercise of their sovereignty.
- Sovereignity
- cooperation
No intergovernmental organizations if there are (–) (—-)
no states
(—–) and (—–) agreements are designed by the state and propelled by the initiatives that they undertake.
- international
- multinational
