United Nations Charter

Jeremy Bentham and the United Nations: Jeremy Bentham is generally considered the father of Utilitarianism. As a doctrine that seeks to maximize pleasure and minimize pain, Utilitarian thinkers, including Bentham, would approve of any organization or set of practices that have the tendency to do so. The United Nations is such an organization. Bentham firmly believed world governance was possible, at least under his utilitarian system (Pitts 212). “The community is a fictitious body, composed

are not posible to apply. In the first method ‘uniting Syrian arm forces before supporting them countering ISIS’, although uniting the two side of political opposites about Assad’s matter in order to fight against ISIS do not violate any laws, UN charter or treaties, it can be an opportunity for expanding of ISIS. Resolving political confrontation need a long process and time due to protecting political views and interest, the rebel side do not willing to compromise with Assad’s authority promptly

is unwilling or unable to halt or avert it, the principle of non-intervention yields to the international responsibility to protect” (Evans et al., 2001: XI). It is here were the emphasis is drawn to those who need the intervention rather than the nation intervening (Weiss, 2004: 138). This is important, as intervention is no longer a right of the intervening state (i.e. in so far as they can exploit the situation) but rather a responsibility of states to protect those most vulnerable, hence the shift

PBL3001H: International law assignment 1. Whether Kenya has a right to use force against al-Shabaab in Somalia? The use and threat of the use of force is prohibited by article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter . The only exception in which States may use force unilaterally (without authorisation of the United Nations Security Council), is when they invoke the right of self-defence . The right of self-defence can only arise in situations where the state’s security is threatened, and its vital interests

that have loosely banded-together, it has precipitated the perfect storm for abandonment of agreed upon international law by many, if not all parties involved. United States and Russian interests are diametrically opposed in this Syrian proxy war, and both have used force when it seems specifically prohibited to do so under the UN Charter 2(4). Speaking from a formal standpoint, it seems objectively true

and by being capable of enforcement by the application of external sanctions. The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, which succeeded the Permanent Court of International Justice after World War II. Article 92 of the charter of the United Nations states: The

Chapter five of The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction Starts out with a line stating, “The UN Charter drew a link between international security and global poverty1”. Both war prevention and economic development are extremely important to the United Nations (UN). It 's charter specifically includes the goals, “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” and “promote social progress and better standards of life2”. Therefore, since the formation of the UN, it has worked in a variety

Huntington was writing during a time when the United States was the world’s only military superpower which lead to the idea that America should take the lead in establishing the “new world order”, one which would be dominated by the United States and their allies. Because of this, American diplomats and officials were faced with regional, religious and ethnic conflicts that, as Huntington argues, could not be easily solved. During this time the United States were making major decisions about the

thus then passed resolutions against Israel, which the US obviously does not support, for various violations of international laws. After the disputes, the State of Israel started to cooperate accordingly and now holds annual meetings, at the United Nations, with other Middle-east states for debates and resolutions. (Bennis, 2001: 1). In terms of peacekeeping, the state of Israel’s mission shows the promotion of international peace, prosperity, and security through the UN institutions (Israel diplomatic

United Nations. The United Nations, as the world’s largest intergovernmental organization, enables the cooperation of member states on a broad range of issues. This co-ordination makes it animportant player in the economic, political and security status of the world. Its presence in an Encyclopedia is thus indisputable. If I wrote an article on the United Nations, I would break it down to its membership, structure, role, funding, history, challenges and achievements. I would place photographs of