International Organizations And The UN

Question 1

International Organizations

Answer 1

Created by/between states to serve a specific purpose. They are governed by public international law

Question 2

Purposes of IOs

Answer 2

-Forum to discuss international issue
-Express and carry out mandate
-Resolve disputes

Question 3

IO missions

Answer 3

Preservation of human rights
Global Health (WHO)
Economic (World Bank, World Trade Organization)
Technology (IAEA)
Regional (ECOWAS, EU)

Question 4

Frankenstein Problem

Answer 4

In creating IOs, states create an institution with a life of its own and the power to potentially act contrary to said state’s interests

Question 5

How can states regulate IOs?

Answer 5

-Setting the scope of the IO’s agenda or mission (founding members/treaties determine what the IO can do and when)
- Funding!

Question 6

How can IOs exercise power over states?

Answer 6

-Controlling state withdrawals (by forbidding it or limiting it)
-Raising revenue apart from states
-Acting without member state approval
-Making binding decisions on a state’s behalf

Question 7

UN Security Council

Answer 7

Arm of the UN tasked with maintaining international security

Question 8

Security Council Structure

Answer 8

Permanent 5 members: US, UK, China, Russia, and France

Rotating list of 10 other countries who each serve two year terms.

9 out of 10 need to agree on something before it can pass (including the P5)

Members agree to accept and carry out council decisions

Question 9

Use of Force

Answer 9

efforts to coerce a state’s choices through means greater than funding but less than an armed attack

Question 10

Countermeasures

Answer 10

An otherwise unlawful tactic designed to stop the unlawful actions of another states.