PSCI 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: United Nations Conference On International Organization, Atlantic Charter, Peace Enforcement
10 Oct 2018
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The usa accounts for 22% of the overall funds of the un. Un can only do what the member states allow it to do. When we say the un is not working, we"re essentially saying the member states are not working. 6 peaceful settlement of disputes (mediation, international law, international arbitration, peacekeeping) and ch. 7 enforcement power (sanctions, coercive means, economic sanctions, use of military force, warranties: very few instances of the un using chapter 7. Funds (unicef, undp: the bretton woods are nominally associated with the un but they have their own budgets and functions. A core international institution: a core int. institution that prescribes behavioral roles, constrains activity, and shapes expectations, constitutional institutions: sovereignty, fundamental institutions: international law and multilateralism, issue-specific institutions: international regimes such as the npt, ottawa. Positivist international law: law as the product of negotiations between sovereign states, states consent to these negotiations and are obligated to follow international law.
