UN secretariat and SC Flashcards
the secretariat staff usually have…
independent values from their member states- cosmopolitan values among IO staff (Anderfuhren-Bidget)
regional groupings
- african
- Asia-pacific
- eastern europe
- latin american and caribbean
- western europe and others
who appoints the sg?
appointed by the unga upon reccomendation by unsc
what’s sg’s main role?
puts items on teh agenda of unsc
how are the members of the unsc selected?
p5 and 10 non-permanent members elected in the GA for 2 years- determined by geographical distribution
unsc is allowed to establish subsidiary bodies like…
international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia
counter terrorism committee
pecebuilding commission
decision making in the unsc
+ substantive decisions: 9 affirmative votes including all p5 (prolonging peace operation)
+ procedural decisions: 9 votes and no veto is possible (putting an issue on the agenda)
affirmative vote
not to veto- practive for abstensions
enforcement powers - article 7
unsc determines whether there exists any threat to peace or act of action on the int. level
UN peacekeeping
the deployment of UN presence in the field:
- no standing army- civilian staff recruited by the secretaiat- also law experts, and adminstrative suport
UN peacekeeping cases examples
cyprus, lebanon
nicaragua, el salvador
article 42- unsc
actions by air, sea or land
article 41- unsc
measures not involving the use of force (e.g sanction)
UN peace keeping mandates (4)
protecting civilians, support the organization of elections, restore rule of law, promote hr
changing nature of war
- interstate- decreased
- intrastate- increased
UN peace enforcement missions
coercive invasions of countries by an UN-authorized force - intent on eliminating a threat to international peace and security
UN peace enforcement mission example
intervention to iraq- qaddafi’s invasion of kuwait
rwanda
2005 world summit outcome
r2p- responsibility to prevent/ react/rebuild
r2p example
unsc authorized military actions in libya- reiterating the responsibilty of the libyan authorities to protect its population- authorized member states to take all necessary measures to protect civilians
what was the last reform of the unsc?
1965- membership extension from 11 to 15
who is in G4?
germany, India, japan, brazil
what’s the uniting for consensus/ coffee club?
movement that opposes the expansion of the P5 to G4
which countries are in the coffee club? (6)
italy, spain, pakistan, south korea, argentina
what is the high level panel report?
created in the world summit debate in 2005 - security council reform proposals
who discussed the problem applicability of HR to IOs?
Megret and Hoffman
human rights violations by UN peacekeepers? (2)
- haiti cholera case
2. sexual exploitation and abuse
external conception
the UN should be subject to international law- like states
internal conception
the UN is mandated to promote HR, internal constitution advocates this
hybrid conception
since member states are bound by HR, the UN should also be obliged to obey
