POLI 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Global Governance, United Nations Economic And Social Council, Yalta Conference

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 345
• Professor: Vincent Pouliot

Document Summary

What is it about the charter that makes it such a relevant political document to this. Friday, september 21, 2012 day: adoption, wwii, initiative of the winners, atlantic charter (1941) Churchill and roosevelt met and decided that they needed some rules: yalta conference (1945) for the world. Global governance of the war: agreed on principles, try to involve other countries. To discuss the draft of the charter. More countries were involved so long as they sent delegates: potsdam conference (1945) Insert chart with differences in league of nations and un. Here: un versus league of nations, un will compromise a bit to keep real power players in, chapter 7 security council is very intrusive certain things take precedence over sovereignty. Need a majority vote to do so though: why did the league of nations fail, incomplete membership. San francisco was obsessed with making sure everyone could be included. Even super powers weren"t in the group.