POLS 3320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Weighted Voting, World Trade Organization, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade
3 Dec 2017
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Post 9/11 - the coalition of the willing. Sc resolution 1540 requiring national legislation prohibiting non-state actors from acquiring wmd: weapons of mass destruction. By 2003, there was a lack of consensus on the legitimacy of invading iraq on the grounds that saddam hussein was harbouring wmd, resulting in unilateral action on the part of the us- led coalition: non-state actors. Taliban, al quaeda, isis: corruption and scandal. Oil for food scandal, involving kickbacks to food suppliers in iraq: lack of independence. Permanent members undermining the autonomy of the sg. Only permanent members get a vito: the general assembly. One country, one vote: the bretton woods institutions. Reforming the un: the security council. In 2004 the high level panel on threats, challenges, and change tables a proposal to expand the number from 15-24, including regional representation in asia, africa, europe and the americas. Existing veto structure would remain the same: peace operations.
