Globaal Governance

contemporary global governance module 5

Different Definitions of

Global Governance

1)“Sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs” (Commission on Global Governance)

Different Definitions of

Global Governance

2) Process of designating laws or rules or regulations intended for global scale

Different Definitions of

Global Governance

3) “refers to concrete cooperative problem- solving arrangements, many of which increasingly involve not only the United Nations of states but also other namely international secretariats and other non-state actors”

Different Definitions of

Global Governance

4) Global governance is not a world government

• Pandemics (COVID-19, Ebola other diseases) • Global climate change and pollution of the environment; • Deficit of fresh water; • Poverty and Malnutrition

PROBLEMS

Global

Governance

deals with

• Sovereignty crisis • Genocide of Rohingyar Tribe • Isis Terrorist

PROBLEMS

Global

Governance

deals with

Globalization & Governance Relation

Public international law or laws of nations, the body of legal rules, norms, and standards that apply between sovereign states and other entities that are legally recognized as international actors.

The Role of

International Law in

Global

Governance

International subjects

Sovereign states Organizations Non- state actors

Public International Law in relation to global governance

Public international law helps the states to address and solve some global problems and concerns.

Sources of International Law International law- providing normative guidelines, methods and mechanisms to sovereign states and international organizations. Example of international Law; United Nation Conventions Law of the Sea

International Law vs. Domestic Law

Domestic Law- body of law and rules existing within a country’s territory.

International Treaty It is an agreement formed by international actors, such as sovereign states and international organizations under the international law. Ex. International UNCLOS

water

agreement

by

International customs General practice accepted as law. [ARTICLE 38 1B] TWO ELEMENTS: STATE PRACTICE AND OPINION JURIS

General Principles of International Law Recognized by Civilized nation Judicial Decisions Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law

united Nations module 5

• It was a statement issued on 14 August 1941 that set out American and British goals for the world after the end of World War II. The adherents to the Atlantic Charter signed the declaration by United Nations on 1 January 1942, which was the basis for the modern United Nations.

United

Nations Atlantic charter

Atlantic charter

• Two leaders issued a joint declaration destined to be known in history as the Atlantic Charter. This document wasn’t a treaty between the two powers. Nor was it a final and formal expression of peace aims. It was only an affirmation, as the document declares, “of certain common principles in the national policies of their respective countries on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world”

United

Nations

Atlantic charter

- A meeting at Dumbarton Oaks, a mansion in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where the representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom formulated proposals for a world organization that became the basis for the United Nations.

United

Nations

Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C

- The Dumbarton Oaks Conference constituted the first important step taken to carry out paragraph 4 of the Moscow Declaration of 1943, which recognized the need for a postwar international organization to succeed the League if Nations. - Dumbarton Oak Plan which was the blueprint of the proposed organization was drawn.

United

Nations

Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C

1 To maintain international peace and security

Purposes Purposes

Of the UN Of the UN

To develop friendly relations among nations based on equal rights and self-determination of people

2 Purposes Purposes

Of the UN Of the UN

To achieve cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems.

3 Purposes Purposes

Of the UN Of the UN

To promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction to race, sex, language or religion

4 Purposes

Of the UN

To be the center for harmonizing the actions of nations in achieving these ends

5 Purposes Purposes

Of the UN Of the UN

Basic principles underlying

United Nations module 5

Basic principles Underlying

the

UN

All member states are sovereign and equal

Basic principles Underlying

the

UN

In all international relations, no member shall use force or threaten force against the territory and political independence of any state or behave in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of UN

Basic principles Underlying

the

UN

All member states are pledged to fulfill their obligations under the Charter in good faith

The UN shall not intervene

Basic principles Underlying

the

UN

in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state except when it is acting to enforce peace.

Principal organs of

Nations module 5

• 1. General Assembly • 2. security council • 3. Economic and Social Council • 4. Trusteeship Council • 5. International Court of Justice • 6. Secretariat

Principal Organs of

the UN

• -Heart of the United Nations • Place where member countries have an equal voice in decision making in subjects pertaining to international peace and security, including development, disarmament, human rights, international law, and the peaceful arbitration of disputes between nations

General Assembly

• Primary instrument for establishing and maintaining international peace. • Main purpose: prevent war by settling disputes between nations. • Has 15 members there are 5 permanent members and ten temporary members elected by the General assembly for twoyears term, from five different regions of the world.

Security Council

• Also called as ECOSOC • Seeks to build a world of prosperity, stability and justice. • Makes

studies,

recommendations

reports on

and

international

economics, social, cultural, educational, health and related matters and also with respect to human rights and fundamental freedom for all.

Economic and Social Council

• Designed to supervise the government of trust territories and to lead them to self-government or independence. • Function: examine and discuss reports from the Administering Authority

Trusteeship

• The principal judicial organ of the United Nations which sits at the Hague in Netherlands. • Sometimes known as World Court

International Court justice

• Organized along departmental lines, with each department or office having a distinct are of action and responsibility • Offices and departments coordinate with each other to ensure cohesion as they carry out the day-to-day work of the Organization in offices and duty stations around the world

Secretariat