Global Interstate System

Principle Organs of the UN

1. Security Council

2. General Assembly

3. ECOSEC

4. ICJ

5. Trusteeship Council

6. Secretariat

State

a community of persons, more or less numerous

Essential elements of State

1. People

2. Territory

3. Government

4. Sovereignty

Sovereignty (internal)

Power to rule its people

Sovereignty (external)

freedom from foreign control

ICC

International Criminal Court (where individuals are tried)

ICJ

International Court of Justice (where nations and countries are tried)

The state imposes its _____ _____ within its domain

sovereign power

3 fundamental legal and physical domains that comprise a state's national territory

1. Terrestrial

2. Fluvial/Maritime

3. Aerial/Atmosphere

The state is the ____ ____ of physical violence through its military and police apparatus.

legitimate user

An exercise of the sovereignty of the state is its ability to…

use and occupy its own territories.

Global Interstate

an institutional system arrangement of governance

Legislative

makes laws

Executive

carries out laws

Judicial

interprets/evaluates laws

WEF

World Economic Forum

Top 5 Global Risks

1. Extreme Weather

2. AI Generated Misinformation

3. Social, Political polarization

4. Cost of living crisis

5. Cyber attacks

Interstate system

a system of unequally powerful and competing states in which no single state is capable of imposing control on all the others.

In the context of the equation: Pp= (CM + EC + MC) (S + W)

What does Pp stand for?

Perceived Power

In the context of the equation: Pp= (CM + EC + MC) (S + W)

What does CM stand for?

Critical Mass

In the context of the equation: Pp= (CM + EC + MC) (S + W)

What does EC stand for?

Economic Capabilities

In the context of the equation: Pp= (CM + EC + MC) (S + W)
What does MC stand for?

Military Capabilities

In the context of the equation: Pp= (CM + EC + MC) (S + W)

What does S stand for?

Strategy

In the context of the equation: Pp= (CM + EC + MC) (S + W)

What does W stand for?

Will

Security Council

Responsible for maintaining international peace and security. It can impose sanctions and authorize peacekeeping missions or military action.

General Assembly

The main deliberative body where all UN member states discuss global issues and adopt resolutions and policies.

ECOSEC (Economic and Social Council)

Coordinates the UN’s work on economic, social, and environmental issues, including development and human rights.

ICJ (International Court of Justice)

The UN’s principal judicial body. It settles legal disputes between states and provides advisory opinions on international legal questions.

Trusteeship Council

Established to supervise trust territories and help prepare them for self-government or independence. It suspended operations in 1994.

Secretariat

Carries out the UN’s day-to-day work, including administrative tasks, research, reports, and supporting UN programs and meetings.

Countries with the power to veto

China, France, Russia, UK, US

Who coined the term “United Nations”

Franklin Roosevelt on 1942

When did the United Nations come to be?

October 24, 1942

Last nation to become an official UN member?

South Sudan