INTL ST 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: United Nations General Assembly, Non-Governmental Organization, Nuremberg Trials
26 May 2016
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The expectations held by participants about normal relations among states. Intergovernmental organizations (ios) such as the un and nongovernmental organizations (ngos) such as the international committee of the red cross. The founding document of the united nations; it is based on the principles that states are equal, have sovereignty over their own affairs, enjoy independence and territorial integrity, and must fulfill international obligations. The charter also lays out the structure and methods of the un. Un general assembly a body composed of representatives of all states that allocates un funds, passes nonbinding resolutions, and coordinates third world development programs and various autonomous agencies through the economic and social council. A body of five great powers (which can veto resolutions) and ten rotating member states, which makes decisions about international peace and security including the dispatch of un peacekeeping forces. The un"s executive branch, led by the secretary-general.
