Moral Agency and International Society

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Brown
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Security Council ◽  
International Society ◽  
Moral Agency ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Governing Committee ◽  
Interesting Possibility ◽  
The Status

There is no body that has the legal right to exercise agency on behalf of international society (IS), even though the notion of “society” encapsulated in IS is, in principle, close to that conveyed by bodies such as clubs and associations that can be represented by, for example, a board of directors or governing committee. Some have argued that the UN or the Security Council can exercise agency on behalf of IS, but in view of the “underinstitutionalization” of IS in the UN, a more interesting possibility is that groups of states may authorize themselves to act on the behalf of IS as “coalitions of the willing.” However, the contrasting experience of the Gulf War of 1990/91 and the Kosovo campaign of 1999 suggest that the degree of ideological coherence of the coalition in question is an important variable here - in 1999, NATO was able with some plausibility to represent the wider international society because of its commitment to certain core democratic values, while in 1991 the Gulf War coalition could only act conservatively in restoring the status quo because of its diverse nature.

Pandora's Box: Reviewing the Composition of the UN Security Council in the Light of British and French Experience 1945–1963

1997 ◽  
Vol 66 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 273-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Security Council ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Short Term ◽  
French Experience ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Foreign Ministries

AbstractThis article aims to throw a light on the problems relating to the proposed enlargement of the composition of the UN Security Council at present by studying the creation of four non-permanent seats in the Security Council in 1963 from the British and the French perspectives. The examination is based on the author's research of original documents in the archives of the British and French foreign ministries and upon information provided to the author by British, French and Finnish diplomats. The author concludes that, as between 1946 and 1963, British and French short term interests are still best served by maintaining the status quo in the Security Council. However, in a long term perspective it is not clear where the interests of these two States lie.

scholarly journals A Crisis of Status Quo or Power Transition Amidst China Rise: An Integrative Review of a Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 281-286
Author(s):  
Pervaiz Ali Mahesar ◽  
Ali Khan Ghumro ◽  
Iftikhar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Global Governance ◽  
International Society ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Power Transition ◽  
Global Order ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Usa ◽  
China's Rise ◽  
Rising Power

This article reviews China's rise in the context of Status Quo or Power Transition in international society. A growing power strives to gain its power, prestige, and position among the comity of nations. A rising power can be a rival, or it supports the status quo of global governance. This review showed that there is no power transition in the global order whereas, Beijing is willing to engage or cooperate with the USA and existing institutions to keep the status quo of the power. China is not in a hasty mood to replace the American global order, but it will continue to push softly for multipolarity.

Part I Context, Challenges, and Constraints, 3 The Relationship between the ICC and the United Nations Security Council

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verduzco Deborah Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Security Council ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
United Nations Security Council ◽  
International Criminal Justice ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Institutional Interaction ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship

International criminal justice emerged in the tradition of international peace and security. The relationship between the ICC and the Security Council has been problematic since the inception of the Court. While some delegations argued that the nexus to collective security is helpful because it might make ICC justice more effective in terms of enforcement, other delegations feared that it might render the Court vulnerable to alignment with politics. This chapter examines dilemmas that have emerged in the interaction between the Court and the Council in the first decade. It focuses on several key areas: referrals, deferrals, and institutional interaction, most notably cooperation and funding. It seeks to offer a constructivist vision on the interplay between the ICC and the Council, by offering some targeted recommendations to improve the status quo.

scholarly journals On the specifics of corporate governance in Iran and the Middle East

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo C. Braendle ◽  
Alireza Omidvar ◽  
Ali Tehraninasr
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Transition Economies ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Independent Directors ◽  
Control Environment ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Institutional Infrastructure ◽  
The Status

Corporate Governance (CG) is not a new concept for the transition economies of the Middle East, but corporate governance is especially important since these economies do not have the long-established institutional infrastructure to deal with corporate governance issues. This article is presenting the results of our survey analyzing the status quo of Corporate Governance in Iranian companies. The survey questions cover aspects of Corporate Governance awareness, board of directors, control environment, transparency and shareholder- as well as stakeholder rights. We find several specifics that apply to other countries in the MENA region too. Empowering shareholders and stakeholder, offering Corporate Governance trainings and case studies in the region as well as establishing a culture of independent directors is the way forward.

Enemy of Mankind or Just No Powerful Friends Left? Insights from International Relations about the Efficacy of the icc

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-324
Author(s):  
Peerce McManus
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Society ◽  
Rome Statute ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
English School ◽  
World Community ◽  
International Crimes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Shared Humanity

Applying both constructivism and the English school of international relations, the icc is shown to be founded upon, and simultaneously constitutive of, a vision of universally shared humanity. However, the icc performs this role of norm-entrepreneurship within a structure premised upon Westphalian notions of sovereignty that are not conducive to this vision. This tension is embedded within the Rome Statute due to compromises struck in its drafting between those actors who envisioned a solidarist ‘world community’, and those attached to the status quo of an ‘international society’. These compromises have given rise to power relations that undermine the vision of ending impunity for international crimes. Consequently, it is not simply by one’s conduct that they come before the Court as a hostis humani generis, but rather because they have no powerful friends left. The efficacy of the icc is contingent on this transition between two competing conceptions of international society.

Morocco's Iran cut-off aims to build Gulf and US ties

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Security Council ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Western Sahara ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
The Status ◽  
Gulf Arab

Significance The move follows heightened tension in Western Sahara and a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution in April renewing the UN’s mandate in the disputed territory. Developments are linked to Morocco’s relations with Washington as well as Gulf Arab allies Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. Impacts A Moroccan attempt to change the status quo in Western Sahara would further damage Morocco-Algeria ties. A diplomatic crisis in Western Sahara could heighten protests in the territory and draw unwanted attention to Moroccan actions there. The six-month MINURSO extension means that another escalation in the territory is likely before the end of the year.

Construction of Geographical Indications Protective Pattern on Intangible Cultural Heritages

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 409-412
Author(s):  
Hong Mei Li ◽  
Jie Shan
Keyword(s):  
International Society ◽  
Base Point ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Geographical Indications ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
The Status ◽  
Intellectual Properties

Many people currently ignore the validity of the fact that intangible cultural heritages acting as an objective of intellectual property law, and make exploitation wantonly, which cause intangible cultural heritages to be on the verge of extinction. How to change the status quo has been the most important research topic of common concern in international society. The thesis exerts comparative studies on feasibility of protection on intangible cultural heritages by various kinds of intellectual properties, based on the characteristics of regional-natured, collective-natured, perpetual-natured, etc. owned by intangible cultural heritages. The thesis expounds highly agreement between geographical indications and intangible cultural heritages. With this base point, the thesis puts forward some countermeasures on geographical indications protection on intangible cultural heritages in terms of subjects, objects, and limitations on rights.

scholarly journals Humanitarian Intervention: Time for Better Law

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 287-291
Author(s):  
Harold Hongju Koh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Humanitarian Intervention ◽  
The United States ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Military Interventions ◽  
State Practice ◽  
The Status ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Domestic Law

The United States’ April 6, 2017 missile strikes against Syria raise three fundamental questions about how we should assess military interventions taken for humanitarian ends but without Security Council authorization: First, is unilateral humanitarian intervention per se illegal under international and domestic law—what I call the “never/never rule”? Second, were the Trump Administration's April 6, 2017 strikes per se illegal under international and domestic law? And third, going forward, can we live with the status quo, where in state practice, unilateral humanitarian intervention seems to occur regularly, without being formally justified in law?

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