United Nations Charter

World security: The United Nations World War II left behind complete devastation in Europe and Japan; entire economies had collapsed, people were starving and infrastructure had been destroyed. In an effort to prevent an event, such as a World War from ever happening again, the United States, under President Roosevelt vowed to carry out a plan of peace. The United Nations became an international organization that was founded as a direct result of World War II, in an effort to maintain…

organizations possible because of the increasing interconnectedness of the world (People, Power, and the Common Good, 39). Organizations such as United Nations Security Council (UNSC) strive to maintain international peace and security while in accordance to the principals and purposes of the United Nations (UN Functions). While organizations such as United Nations deal with global well-being, institutions like the World Bank handle other functions mainly financial and technical assistance…

The United Nations is the principal international organisation for the maintenance of world order and the prevention and resolution of global conflict. It holds the responsibility for almost every aspect of international affairs however this responsibility is not easily enforceable resulting in many questions the effectiveness of the organisation. This essay will outline the primary aims of the United Nations before exploring the key reasons the United Nations may be deemed ineffective; these…

The quote is saying that we as a nation depend on our common beliefs and values and the myths of our struggling community to come together to overcome hardships. A feeling of belonging is what brings people together to form nations. Nations can be based on ethnicity, language, culture, religion, geography, relationship to land, spirituality, or politics. A good nation and the best nations are civic nations because we all have the same beliefs and values and it doesn’t matter what race, colour,…

dating back to the second half of the nineteenth century. However, in this short time period, all of the international system (and thus international law) has interaction with international organizations during the execution of the functions of a nation-state. According to Dr. Mark Janis of the University of Connecticut and Oxford, “…International organizations are creatures of international agreement constituted by sovereign states to accomplish common goals” (Janis 209). There is nothing in…

Realists and Liberalist are often times conflicting on how they think about different issues and the way they go about constructing their own nations. But, institutionalism bridges a gap between the both of them. Institutionalism functions as a neutral territory that aims to diffuse potentially competing and conflicting issues. Realism, being the oldest International Relations theory gives a pessimistic view of human nature. Realists believe that. Some of the known Realists who shaped the ideals…

something that mattered until the 1970s. He claims that natural rights are not the same thing as human rights. He states that natural rights are protected and guaranteed where as human rights must be respected by the state. Therefore, the creation of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights outlines what rights states must respect. The issue with the declaration…

Although the United Nation has its shortcomings, as will all supranational organizations, it has a tendency to perform well in some areas, given its scale and age this is impressive by any account, and consistently fail in other, possibly more pertinent realms of governance. A simple example of this is how the world, by extension the United Nations, is more willing to negotiate and work together in areas related to trade and politics, to a lesser degree, but historically significantly less…

Sovereignty, just as its name implies, the sovereignty means the state or a country can handle their own internal and external affairs independently, that the state is fully autonomous in the exercise of power and cannot be interference by other states. Also has the right to self-defense and the right to equality in international law. In short, the "autonomous self-determination," the highest authority. The concept of sovereignty to enter the field of international law, is derived from Hugo…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) as many as 34% of the world’s children have had their development stunted due to a lack of clean water or proper nutrition.1 Due to these factors we see many negative effects upon both their immediate and long-term health. It has been shown through many studies that under-nourished or otherwise unhealthy children are at risk of cognitive development deficits. In what is becoming a constantly more globalized world, that is increasingly propelled…