scholarly journals The Evolution of International Community and the Role of the United Nations

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-258
Author(s):  
Boo Chan Kim
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Community ◽  
The United Nations

The Role of UN Documentation in Shaping Narratives at the International Criminal Court and the Implications for the Rights of the Accused

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Anne Herzberg
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Community ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Primary Basis

Abstract The International Criminal Court (icc) is an independent treaty-based international organisation acting in close cooperation with the United Nations (UN). To that end, organs of the Court have extensively relied on UN documentation in proceedings. These materials have been used to support grounds for the exercise of jurisdiction, demonstrate legal elements of crimes, and prove matters of fact. In recent practice, including in the situations of Palestine, Bangladesh/Myanmar, and Mali, UN materials have been used to establish legal and factual matters on the primary basis that they represent the ‘views of the international community’. This paper examines the ways in which Court organs rely on UN documentation in icc proceedings. It assesses the interplay of such information with rights of the accused. The paper concludes that in order to safeguard its credibility and the fairness of the proceedings, the Court should adopt specific guidelines relating to the evaluation of and admissibility of UN materials.

Human Rights NGOs and their Role in the Promotion and Protection of Rights in Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Community ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract‘NGOs and, more generally, organizations of the civil society, no longer simply have a consumer relationship with the United Nations. They have increasingly assumed the role of promoters of new ideas, they alerted the international community to emerging issues, and they have developed expertise and talent which, in an increasing number of areas, have become vital to the work of the United Nations, both at the policy and operational levels.’

scholarly journals The role of metaphor in shaping the identity and agenda of the United Nations: The imagining of an international community and international threat

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa J. McEntee-Atalianis
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Well Being ◽  
International Community ◽  
Institutional Power ◽  
International Diplomacy ◽  
The Common ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
International Threat

This article examines the representation of the United Nations in speeches delivered by its Secretary-General (SG). It focuses on the role of metaphor in constructing a common ‘imagining’ of international diplomacy and legitimizing an international organizational identity. The SG legitimizes the organization, in part, through the delegitimization of agents/actions/events constructed as threatening to the international community and to the well-being of mankind. It is a desire to combat the forces of menace or evil which are argued to motivate and determine the organizational agenda. This is predicated upon an international ideology of humanity in which difference is silenced and ‘working towards the common good’ is emphasized. This is exploited to rouse emotions and legitimize institutional power. Polarization and antithesis are achieved through the employment of metaphors designed to enhance positive and negative evaluations. The article further points to the constitutive, persuasive and edifying1 power of topic and situationally motivated metaphors in speech-making.

Remarks by Saul H. Mendlovitz

1973 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Saul H. Mendlovitz ◽  
Alan Gerson
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Community ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Entire World ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Authority Structures

It is a basic premise of my remarks here today that it is necessary to take quite seriously not only the rhetoric but the reality of the term “the global village.” That is to say, it is now clear that 98% of humankind sees the entire world as human society. This phenomenon, it should be underscored, is a psycho-historical first, and has had a drastic impact on the images and the attitudes we have in regard to authority structures within domestic societies, as well as within the international community. One of the implications of saying that there is a “global village” is that sometime within the next two decades many people throughout the globe are likely to begin to discuss quite seriously the governance of that global village in ways perhaps which we previously had eschewed. I should like to address myself initially to that theme and then come back to the role of the United Nations and some specific recommendations.

scholarly journals Learning from Rohingya Refugee Repatriation to Myanmar

Refuge ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
K. C. Saha
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Community ◽  
The Status ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
National Governments

The author examines the role of the United Nations and the international community in establishing criteria for the return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar from Bangladesh. This study highlights the importance of the international community in establishing standards and supporting the return, even in cases where the national governments involved (Myanmar and Bangladesh) have never signed the un Convention on the Status of Refugees. The author concludes that the repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh has been relatively successful, and that the pattern seen in this return could be usefully replicated in order to bring about the voluntary repatriation of other refugee groups to Myanmar.

scholarly journals Transition from Civil War to Peace: The Role of the United Nations and International Community in Mozambique

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayokunu Adedokun
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Community ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Budget Support ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
The United Nations

With the heavy involvement of the United Nations (UN) and the international community, the Rome General Peace Agreement of 1992 ended more than 16 years of civil war in Mozambique. The peace agreement and post-conflict initiatives by the international community was successful in transforming the Mozambique National Resistance
(Renamo) from a rebel group into a viable political party. Key components of the United Nations and the broader international community success in negotiating peace and creating conditions for political stability and democracy in Mozambique were (a) the provision of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) before democratisation, (b) decentralization of humanitarian and relief efforts to provincial and district levels, (c) provision of financial support directly for the development of political parties, and (d) budget support to sectors relevant to peacebuilding. Though imperfect, Mozambique remains an important case study in how the UN and international community can help in post-conflict environments. Thus, the paper argues that success in peacebuilding operations depends on credible and impartial international support through the UN, as opposed to peacebuilding operations through the United States of America or Russia.

The Concept of Preventive Diplomacy and Its Application by the United Nations in Central Asia

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Jenča
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
International Community ◽  
Common Resources ◽  
Regional Centre ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Cold War

The century-old concept of preventive diplomacy has grown in prominence since the end of the Cold War, and was strengthened by the failures of the international community to prevent the violence in places such as Rwanda and Yugoslavia. The United Nations has undertaken a range of preventive activities in Central Asia, including in partnership with relevant regional actors. This paper considers the role of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in terms of transboundary threats, domestic developments in Kyrgyzstan, and the management of common resources.

SCOTT PEGG, International Society and the De Facto State (Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate Publishers, 1988).

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-470
Author(s):  
MONTE PALMER
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Society ◽  
International System ◽  
International Community ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Substantial Control

The objective of Scott Pegg's book is to examine the role of the de facto state in the international system. The book begins with a description of quasi-states, entities defined as ineffective states that possess internationally recognized sovereignty as indicated by membership in the United Nations. The de facto state, by contrast, is a political movement that possesses substantial control over a specified territory and population but lacks recognition of its sovereignty by the international community. As expressed by Pegg, “The quasi-state is legitimate no matter how ineffective it is. . . . The de facto state, on the other hand, is a functioning reality that is denied legitimacy by the rest of international society” (p. 5).

scholarly journals Karta Narodów Zjednoczonych jako światowa konstytucja – uwagi z perspektywy zakazu użycia siły

2016 ◽  
pp. 7-25
Author(s):  
Agata Kleczkowska
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
International Community ◽  
National Interests ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations

The aim of the article is to answer the question on the role of the Charter of the United Nations for the international community, and in particular whether the Charter can be named the world constitution. The considerations upon this topic will be held from the perspective of the prohibition of the use of force. Thus, first of all, the prohibition itself should be briefly describe, in order to underline its absolute character and the fact that it was defined very broadly in the Charter. Secondly, one has to analyze the traits of the Charter as the potential constitutional act for the international community. Finally, these theoretical remarks will be referred to the states’ practice of application of the UN Charter. The conclusion stemming from such analysis indicates that the UN Charter may be formally named the world constitution, but in fact States do not treat obligations deriving from it as having any supreme power over their own national interests.

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