Global Governance and the UN

What is there a difference between

Global Governance and World Government

What is global governance

where states work together on matters of mutual concern

What does global governance do to sovereignty

Sovereignty is partially eroded in the areas of global governance

What does global governance consist of

IGOs and NGOs and treaties which have a significant impact on states and the state system

What does political and economic global governance exist in

institutions such as The world bank UN NATO WTO IMF

When and why did global governance emerge

creation of IGOs in the 19th century

What is world government

where one central system has a monopoly over the legitimate use of force

What does world government do to sovereignty

Significantly decreases state sovereignty because important matters would be controlled by one singular government

How many authorities does global government have

one central authority

What is the leading institution in global governance

the UN

What does the UN provide during times of crisis

an important global forum

When was the UN created

end of WW2 1945

Why was the UN created

to prevent conflict on a global scale happening again

What was before the UN that made mistakes

The League of Nations

What was the League of nations?

A body created after WW1 following the treaty of Versailles

Because it did not have actors like the US it was limited in protecting peace

What is the founding treaty of the UN

the UN charter

What are the four main aims of the UN

Maintaining international peace and security

Upholding international law

Promoting social and economic development

Protection of human rights

What did the UN create in 1948 to try and protect human rights

Universal declaration of Human rights

What was the Universal declaration of Human rights created to do

prevent genocides such as the holocaust happening again

What has the UN had

successes and failures

What suggests that the UN has been successful

its universality and longevity

What does the UN fail to do?

fail to enact it’s decisions because it is not a world government and states can chose to ignore the UNs decision if they disagree with them

What can the success and failures of the UN be judged on

its founding aims

What was the first founding aim

Uphold peace and security

What is a success of upholding peace and security

It has helped prevent another world war

What is a failure of the UN upholding peace and security

Conflicts since the second world war

How many conflicts have there been since WW2

over 200

What is the 2nd aim of the UN

International law

What is a success of upholding international law

The ICJ has successfully promoted rule of law globally

What is a limitation of the UN upholding international law

There are conflicts where international law has not been respected

What is 2 examples of wars where international law was not upheld

Iraq War

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

What is the 3rd aim f the UN

Social and economic development

How has the UN been successful at promoting social and economic development

There are billions of people who are not in poverty compared to when the UN was first created

What is a limitation to the UN promoting economic and social development

There is huge inequalities across the world for the standard of living

There are still so many places around the world where child mortality and starvation is common

What is the fourth aim of the UN

Human Rights

How has the UN upheld human rights

Through the Universal declaration of Human Rights

How has the UN not upheld human rights

There are still Human rights abuses

What is an example of Human Rights abuses

The Rwandan genocide 1994