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Why Study IOs?. 1. growth 2. global interdependence 3. opportunity to exert influence threat to sovereignty. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. 1. Collective security 2. limit state sovereignty 3. arbitration 4. specialised agencies Problems: a. article 16 b. US c. exit.
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Why Study IOs? 1. growth 2. global interdependence 3. opportunity to exert influence threat to sovereignty
LEAGUE OF NATIONS 1. Collective security 2. limit state sovereignty 3. arbitration 4. specialised agencies Problems: a. article 16 b. US c. exit
UN CHARTERhttp://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html ARTICLE 1: collective security ARTICLE 2: Sovereign equality Prohibit “use of force domestic jurisdiction
USE OF FORCE ARTICLE 39: threat to world peace use force ARTICLE 43: “maintaining international peace and security” ARTICLE 51 self defense
UN ORIGINS www.unsystem.org www.un.org 1943 – US, SU, UK, China 1944 - Dumbarton Oaks 1945 (spring) – Charter agreed 1945 (July) – US Senate
UN FUNCTIONS peace democratization humanitarian aid nuclear proliferation racial equality health
UN STRUCTURE Security Council ECOSOC ICJ General Assembly
SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE USE OF FORCE (chap. 7) MAKING DECISIONS (chap. 5) A.23: five permanent members A.24: voting More permanent members?
US and UN 1. 1945 1960s strong US influence 2. > 1960s declining influence 3.Kassebaum-Solomon Amend. 1985: 4. Helms-Biden Amendment 1999:
IOs OUTSIDE UN SYSTEM:Functional vs Area 1. Functional IOs (Rourke – “functionalism”) 2. regional IOs Military Non-military e.g., EUROPEAN UNION = customs union