scholarly journals The United Kingdom’s special responsibilities at the United Nations: Diplomatic practice in normative context

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Ralph ◽  
Jess Gifkins ◽  
Samuel Jarvis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Permanent Member ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Special Responsibilities ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Special Responsibility ◽  
Theresa May

In a 2017 speech to the United Nations, Theresa May referred to the United Kingdom’s ‘special responsibilities’. This article examines how the United Kingdom can properly discharge those responsibilities at the United Nations. We offer an innovative analytical framework that merges English School theory of international society with diplomatic practice theory, and find that there are limits to the claim that the United Kingdom compensates for its relative material decline through diplomatic activism. We identify the special responsibility of the permanent member in terms of a capacity to reconcile the ‘concert’ and ‘governance’ functions of the Council, and to contribute materially to the achievement of governance objectives in areas where consensus is possible. Drawing on extensive interview data, and illustrating with reference to current debates on peacekeeping, we find that a state’s capacity to ‘punch above its weight’ diplomatically is linked to its material commitments and to a more inclusive approach in the Council.

AVOIDANCE FOR FUNDAMENTAL BREACH OF CONTRACT UNDER THE UN CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 911-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bridge
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Breach Of Contract ◽  
National Courts ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
International Sale Of Goods

AbstractThis article deals with the avoidance of contracts for non-performance under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods 1980, which has been adopted by more than 70 States, though not yet by the United Kingdom. It critically analyzes the text of the Convention, and measures the contributions of national courts for fidelity to the text of the Convention and compatibility with the purposes served by that text.

scholarly journals Children’s moral rights and UK school exclusions

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-58
Author(s):  
John Tillson ◽  
Laura Oxley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
School Community ◽  
Moral Rights ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

This article argues that uses of exclusion by schools in the United Kingdom (UK) often violate children’s moral rights. It contends that while exclusion is not inherently incompatible with children’s moral rights, current practice must be reformed to align with them. It concludes that as a non-punitive preventive measure, there may be certain circumstances in schools where it is necessary to exclude a child in order to safeguard the weighty interests of others in the school community. However, reform is needed to ensure that exclusion is a measure of last resort, unjust discrimination is eliminated, appropriate and timely alternative provision is available, cultures of listening are developed, and blanket policies are removed. The argument is framed in terms of children’s weighty interests as identified in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The moral bearing of these interests on UK schools is defended, and an overview of exclusion practices commonly used in UK schools is provided. Finally, the extent to which the use of exclusion in UK schools might violate the moral rights of the child is considered by evaluating empirically informed arguments for and against such policies couched in terms of interests identified in the Convention.

Intervention, 1956

1957 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quincy Wright
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Military Interventions ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Legal Justification ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Military

The military interventions initiated by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France in Egypt and by the Soviet Union in Hungary, during October and November, 1956, have different historical backgrounds and different political purposes. They may have been politically connected with one another, and in any case they were connected by the fact that they occurred at the same time and were all dealt with by the United Nations. It is the purpose of this article to examine the legal justification for these interventions with only the minimum historical background necessary for that purpose. The criteria for aggression which the writer developed in the July, 1956, number of this Journal will be assumed and for their justification the reader is referred to that article.

1986 UNAT Elections

1986 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 720-721
Author(s):  
T. M. F.
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Vice President ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Administrative Tribunal

The United Nations Administrative Tribunal (UNAT) has elected Herbert Reis of the United States, a former Counselor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, as its Second Vice-President for the coming year. Mr. Reis has served on the tribunal for 5 years. Samar Sen of India and Arnold Kean of the United Kingdom were elected President and First Vice-President of the tribunal, respectively.

Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration

1961 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 532-533 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
European Migration

The fourteenth session of the Council of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) was held in Geneva from May 11 to 17, 1961.1 The Spanish Minister Plenipotentiary, D. José Manuel Aniel-Quiroga, permanent delegate to the European office of the United Nations, was elected by the Council to chair the session. During the first day of the session the United Kingdom was unanimously admitted to membership in ICEM, bringing total membership to 30 countries.

Arab League

1955 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-572
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Arab League ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Regular Session

The 23d regular session of the Council of the Arab League met in Cairo from March 27 to 31, 1955; it approved, among other matters, Yemen's request for discussion of its dispute with the United Kingdom. During the session, the League's Political Committee approved the Secretariat's report on the harsh treatment of Arabs living in Israel and recommended that the United Nations consider the matter.

scholarly journals Towns, High Streets and Resilience in Scotland: A Question for Policy?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5631
Author(s):  
Leigh Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
High Street ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Radical Shift

The “death of the high street” has become a common refrain, particularly in the United Kingdom, often accompanied by calls for action and demands for improved resilience in town centres and high streets. This paper considers the policy context for towns and town centres in Scotland and the recent review of the country’s approach to towns, town centres and places. With the adoption of National Outcomes linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the declaration of a Climate Emergency, the conclusion is drawn that a more fundamental and radical shift in policy is needed, if the resilience of town centres is to have any meaning, and that a clearer and more widely understood conceptualisation of resilience needs to be developed.

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