UNITED NATIONS REFORM Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there is continuous debate amongst its member states on the proposal for the reform of various United Nations systems. The main reform proposals call for the reformation of the Security Council and for the creation of an I...

During the First World War several world leaders such as President of the United States(U.S.) Woodrow Wilson and South African Prime Minster Jan Smuts, advocated the need for an international organization that preserved peace and settled disputes by arbitration. When peace negotiations began in Oc...

During the First World War several world leaders such as President of the United States(U.S.) Woodrow Wilson and South African Prime Minster Jan Smuts, advocated the need for an international organization that preserved peace and settled disputes by arbitration. When peace negotiations began in Oc...

United Nations: Powerbroker or Toothless Tiger? The United Nations has given us the appearance that they are an integral part of the system of international relations; all they do is provide a central link in the chain of international organizations that are tackling global problems today. Furth...

The United Nations: The Beginning On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman became the thirty- third president of the United States. Shortly after Truman's ceremony, he was asked by the press whether or not if the conference in San Francisco, which was slated to kick o...

United Nations: The Beginning On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman became the thirty- third president of the United States. Shortly after Truman's ceremony, he was asked by the press whether or not if the conference in San Francisco, which was slated to kick off ...

The desire for an organization that would help the international community "avoid future conflicts" and the recognized need for a global body that would "promote international economic and social cooperation" led the powerful states emerging from the rubble of WWII to develop ...

 The desire for an organization that would help the international community "avoid future conflicts" and the recognized need for a global body that would "promote international economic and social cooperation" led the powerful states emerging from the rubble of WWII to develop t...

The United States and its Western allies say Teheran's real goal is to build nuclear weapons and have threatened sanctions. Washington has hinted a military strike is not out of the question. Fears that Iran is trying to build nuclear warheads were aggravated when diplomats said UN Inspectors may...

Future Involvement in Foreign Affairs Since the United States is one of the last remaining super powers of the world, we have the obligation to maintain and support good relations with the smaller and weaker nations throughout the world. We should take full advantage of this authority in...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of Central Asia, has had a turbulent history. This country was passed around through rulers. It was passed from Alexander the Great, the Turks, the Arabs, the Persians, to Ghengis Khan, to the Pashtuns, to the British, then after 3 Anglo-Afgha...

The 1984-85 Ethiopian famine was characterized by war and drought. It was an emergency with ethical and political dilemmas, bringing about operational and political division within the international community. Aid was misdirected and too little was done too late. Ultimately, more people were harmed ...

Justice in its Infancy: The International Criminal CourtIn times of cultural flux and massive societal change, when societies are coming to terms with entirely new political realities the question of how to deal with the sins of the past can fall by the wayside. Often, the successor regimes are in ...

The Law of All Lands:A Study of Diplomatic Immunities and PrivilegesI.Introduction - A Brief History of DiplomacyII.Related Terms in DiplomacyIII.United Nations LegislationA.Vienna Conventions 1961 and 1963B.Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and Diplomatic Relations Act of 1978C.General Assem...

Introduction The purpose of this project is to provide an effective and comprehensive overview of the concept of human rights. Toward this end, it is essential to accurately define this intellection by analyzing its development and progression from a historical perspective. Such an evaluation will...

"We are facing one of the great crisis in the history of man. There are, almost everywhere, too many people."# There is irrefutable evidence that, in the long term, this planet cannot support the current rate of population growth, much less the ever-accelerating rate of such growth. While it will be...

As international instruments proliferate, the remedies available tostates for breach of international obligations and the number ofinstitutions offering for a granting of such remedies have expanded. Today,the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is no longer alone in providing aforum for the ...