unit 3 - SC

Question 1

Functions and power:

Answer 1

• Peace and security.
• Violent conflicts.
• Investigate a dispute. Making agreements, how to solve problems-
• Regulate disarmament, and recommend actions
• Act of war and real threat or no. The security council will need to recognize that there is a real threat.
• Sanctions etc. Not involve the use of force. Take actions.
• Military action as well, say that it is okay that other countries can attack others
• Recommend new members of the UN
• Trusteeship functions.
  Elect judges of the international court of justice.

Question 2

Repertoire of practice:

Answer 2

• Mandated by the GA
  
  • Comprehensive coverage: not just use of guns or any kind of armment, but as well education, food, protection (things that can provoke and prevent conflict).
  • Own provisional rules of procedure.
  • How they do what they do and why
  • Rule of procedure.
    Russia, France, uk, china and us

Question 3

agenda

Answer 3

• All countries
• Thematic items.
  ○ Women, children in war etc.
  People in conflict, vulnerabilities.

Question 4

members

Answer 4

• 15 members; 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent.
• To approve something you need 2/3 (9 votes)
• Veto powers. Russia, France, UK, china and US
• A lot of negotiating - you don’t present a resolution without having the 9 votes.
  
  • Possible to abstain.

Question 5

veto

Answer 5

• The five permanent members
• Creators of the UN
• The great/ super powers - peace depends on them.
• They have the biggest armies.
  Balance more easy bc they have veto.

Question 6

precedency

Answer 6

• Each months a different country assumes the precedency

This month precedency Viet Nam (rekkefølge følger bokstaven i alfabetet)

Question 7

Subsidiary organs

Answer 7

• Committees: Counter terrorism committee, non-profilitarian committee, sanctions, standing committees and ad hoc Bodies.
• Peacekeeping operations
  ○ Comprehensive coverage
• International courts and tribunals
• Advisory body
  Peace building commission (PBC)

Question 8

binding decisions

Answer 8

• Binding desitions: article VII of the Charter. Art 25
• On the Un operation in Congo
• On South Africa
  Complaint against Portugal from Guinea