Law 3101A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: United Nations Secretariat, Economic Sanctions
26 Oct 2018
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Formed in 1945 to prevent the outbreak of another world war (51 states at the beginning) General assembly: consists of the representatives from the 193 states, each member has one vote. Ga become resolutions if the majority agrees, which are then presented to the security council if they regard an issue of safety, otherwise they"re not binding. Observers are states or other igos (palestine, vatican. City and eu for example) which can express opinions but cannot vote. Committees and specialised agencies: several committees to provide reports and studies on a variety of topic (e. g. who, Economic sanctions include embargo, suspension of trade, boycotts, freezing individual financial assets. Has 15 members: china, russia, france, uk and usa are the five permanent members. Security council"s resolutions are binding upon the un member states. International court of justice: seated in the hague, settle disputes in accordance with il. Only between states, only if they accept the court jurisdiction.
