United Nations Security Council

However, leaving the great powers to take care of the situation in Takastand is not an ideal solution as many major powers have interests in Takastand such as China, India, Russia, and the United States. Thus, having “great powers only” solution would introduce a scenario similar to the Syrian civil war where different countries support different armed groups. The sovereignty of the state of Takastand must also be respected and any intervention…

United Nation Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) is an intergovernmental organization within the structure of the United Nations. It comprises of 47 Council positions intended to ensure a fair geographical representation. 13 members are drawn from Asia, 13 members from Africa, 8 from Caribbean and Latin American, 5 from Eastern Europe and 7 from Western Europe and other states. The Council was established in 2006 by the United Nations General Assembly to succeed the United Nations Commission on…

For any intervention in the world, the international community should have some strong reasons. The United Stated Before considering the changing nature of humanitarian intervention under international law, it is necessary to consider briefly why humanitarian intervention was appeared as a justification for the 2003 war against Iraq. The cruel and brutal nature of the Iraqi regime is indisputable. For a long time, the former regime oppressed a system of persecution that contained widespread…

to compare our simulation with the likes of international institutions such as NATO and the United Nations, and other NGOs through a process called multilateralism. NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was founded in 1949, and its purpose is to create political and militaristic alliances between North American and European countries during and after the Cold War, protecting the security and freedom of all the countries involved with the organization (“What is NATO?”). It…

“The United Nations was born of perceived necessity, as a means of better arbitrating international conflict and negotiating peace than was provided for by the old League of Nations” (History, The United Nations Is Born, Par 2) In April 25, 1945 the first Conference of the U.N Charter was held at San Francisco. 51 nations were considered to be the the original members of the U.N. Including members from continental…

create an Allied council to govern Germany. Before creating this council, they removed the National Socialist Party from power, and punished all war criminals. Since there was not a leader at the time, the German people needed some concept of leadership and government, and the council provided this. Stalin also wanted a portion of land in Eastern Europe…

the policies and processes of the United Nations, I will then be presenting arguments, involving the topics of human rights and moral duties, as to why humanitarian intervention is not only an effective solution, but also necessary at times. I will also examine a few of the common arguments against humanitarian intervention and go on to explain why they are invalid and flawed…

genocide had spread across the globe, the United Nations embraced its role as a global peace force and created a commission of experts to investigate and review the situation in Rwanda. By October of 1994, the commission provided “undeniable and overwhelming evidence that actions against the Tutsi constituted genocide.” With the concurrence of the Rwandan government, the United Nations adopted Resolution 955, which ICTR, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. Chapter VII grants…

the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Rwanda. Dallaire was sent to Ruanda in 1993, months before the genocide began, to negotiate peace with the Hutus militia (the party that started the genocide), as well as protect and give refugee to the Tutsis (the ones that were being targeted). The movie illustrates how despite the power and available resources, the United Nations was unable to directly and effectively intervene to help the Tutsi people and stop the genocide. The United Nations was…

The League of Nations was borne out of collective desire of the nations around the world to prevent war, promote world peace and stability. Not to mention, the unprecedented destruction and death caused by World War I spurred the victorious nations into establishing a system of collective security in the form of League of Nations. The primary motive of the League of Nations was to prevent/deter or address any aggression by a state through collective response from other states, thereby ensuring…