Show:
The Charter's History
Charter Rules
Security Council
General Assembly
ICJ/Regional/Misc
100
Shortly before he died, Roosevelt exhorted this audience that the Yalta accords would spell the end of unilateral actions, spheres of influence, balances of power and exclusive alliances.
What is the US Congress. Nice try, but Roosevelt failed to appreciate the greatest period of global division into polarized spheres of influence in history - the Cold War.
100
The prescription of Article 2(4) could have been interpreted as restricting all force, but it has been interpreted as being limited to this kind of force
What is armed.
100
The number of votes required to pass any vote in the Security Council
What is nine
100
The GA passes resolutions on important matters by 2/3 votes, but limited to the members who are present and voting. Article 18 specifies that important questions" includes recommendations on maintenance of peace and security, and the election of these
Who are the members of the Security Council
100
These organ may request advisory opinions from the ICJ
What is GA, SC or any other organ
200
The 37 nations that had declared war on the Axis powers
What are the initial invitees to the San Francisco conference that finalized the UN Charter. 50 countries ultimately attended the conference and signed the Charter.
200
The Charter's Chapter VII Article 48 may give the Security Council, upon a threat or breach of peace, the right to order states to do this.
What is use force against the offending state.
200
Because procedural votes are not subject to big five vetoes, the determination of whether a matter was in fact procedural was initially subjected to a substantive vote that involved the veto. This phenomenon was referred by this term.
What is the double veto
200
GA members lose their vote if they fail to pay their contributions for this number of years
What is two, unless the GA deems the failure to pay is due to circumstances beyond the member's control.
200
UN Charter Chapter VIII provides for these organizations
What are regional arrangements or agencies
300
These two countries were invited to the San Francisco conference despite not having declared war on Germany and being considered "persistent neutrals."
What are Switzerland and Sweden
300
Under Chapter VII, the Security Council is empowered to act when any of these three situations arise.
What are threats to peace, breaches of peace or acts of aggression.
300
The League of Nations had great difficulty responding quickly to crises because the members were not required to be present. As a result, this requirement is imposed on all members of the Security Council
What is that they be present in New York at all times.
300
The real work of the GA is done by its committees, of which there are this number
What is seven Two political, two economic / social, one trusteeship, one admin/budget and one legal.
300
NATO was formed specifically under Chapter VII, Article 51 specifically to avoid this Chapter VIII requirement
What are the reporting requirements
400
While the non-great powers unsuccessfully challenged the permanent veto power of the great powers, they were successful in adding the power to impose these kinds of measures
What are enforcement mechanisms falling short of the use of force, i.e. diplomatic and economic sanctions, military "demonstrations" and blockades.
400
Article 51 of Chapter VII provides that the Charter does not impair the inherent right of a State to act in self-defense or collective self-defense until this occurs.
What is the Security Council taking measures necessary to maintain peace and security. Members must reports acts of self-defense to the Security Council, although violations of this provision are not considered substantive.
400
Obama's good friend from Harvard, this women is the United State's The Permanent Representatives of the U.N. Security Council
Who is Susan Rice
400
The one state, one vote power structure theoretically allows states comprising just eight percent of the world population to do this
What is pass a resolution by a two-thirds vote.
400
Two terms of five years
What is Secretary General's maximum term of office
500
These two countries advocated for protections of domestic jurisdiction out of a concern that their domestic racial policies would be attacked.
Who are South Africa and Australia.
500
While Article 39 of Chapter VII provides broad powers for the Security Council to determine a threat to peace, it was not thought at the time to include these kinds of conflicts
What is wholly internal conflicts. This became an issue with the ICTY, which could have been considered an internal conflict -- Yugoslavia was breaking apart into separate states but none had yet been recognized internationally.
500
Non-permanent members of the Security Council are drawn from regional "blocs." The African bloc is represented by three members; the "Latin America and the Caribbean", Asian, and "Western European and Others" blocs by two members each; and the Eastern European bloc by one member. An Arab country is drawn alternatively from one of these two blocs.
What is the Asian or African bloc.
500
The "Sixth Committee" of the GA, the Legal Committee, issues reports by this respected international law body
What is the International Law Commission
500
The number of official languages of the UN
What is six