contemporary

global governance
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 1)“Sum of the many ways
Different
Definitions of
individuals and institutions,

Global
Governance
public and private, manage
their common affairs”
(Commission on Global
Governance)
Different
Definitions of
2) Process of designating
laws or rules or
Global
Governance regulations intended for
global scale
 3) “refers to concrete cooperative
Different
Definitions of
problem- solving arrangements,
many of which increasingly involve
Global
Governance
not only the United Nations of states
but also other namely international
secretariats and other non-state
actors”
Different 4) Global
Definitions of governance is not a
Global
Governance world government
• Pandemics (COVID-19, Ebola other
diseases) PROBLEMS
• Global climate change and pollution Global
of the environment; Governance
• Deficit of fresh water;
deals with
• Poverty and Malnutrition
• Sovereignty crisis PROBLEMS
• Genocide of Rohingyar Tribe Global
Governance
• Isis Terrorist deals with
Globalization
& Governance
Relation
Public international law or laws of
nations, the body of legal rules, The Role of
norms, and standards that apply International
Law in
between sovereign states and other
Global
entities that are legally recognized Governance
as international actors.
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 water agreement by

UNCLOS
 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
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• It was a statement issued on 14
August 1941 that set out American
and British goals for the world after
United
the end of World War II. The
Nations
adherents to the Atlantic Charter Atlantic charter
Atlantic charter
signed the declaration by United
Nations on 1 January 1942, which
was the basis for the modern United
Nations.
• 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 United
expression of peace aims. It was only an
Nations
affirmation, as the document declares, “of Atlantic charter
certain common principles in the national
policies of their respective countries on which
they based their hopes for a better future for
the world”
- A meeting at Dumbarton Oaks, a mansion in
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., where the
representatives of China, the Soviet Union,
United
the United States and the United Kingdom
formulated proposals for a world
Nations
Dumbarton Oaks,
organization that became the basis for the
Washington, D.C
United Nations.
- 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 United
postwar international organization to succeed
Nations
the League if Nations. Dumbarton Oaks,
- Dumbarton Oak Plan which was the blueprint Washington, D.C
of the proposed organization was drawn.
 1
To maintain Purposes
Purposes
Of the UN
Of the UN
international peace
and security
 2
To develop friendly relations
among nations based on equal Purposes
Purposes
Of the UN
rights and self-determination of Of the UN
people
 3
To achieve cooperation in solving
international economic, social, Purposes
Purposes
Of the UN
cultural and humanitarian Of the UN
problems.
 4
To promote and encourage respect
for human rights and fundamental Purposes
Of the UN
freedoms for all without
distinction to race, sex, language
or religion
 5
To be the center for
harmonizing the actions of
Purposes
Purposes
Of the UN
nations in achieving these Of the UN
ends
Basic principles underlying
United Nations
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Basic principles All member states
Underlying
are sovereign and
the UN equal
 In all international relations, no
Basic principles member shall use force or threaten
Underlying force against the territory and
the UN political independence of any state
or behave in a manner inconsistent
with the purposes of UN
 All member states are
Basic principles
Underlying pledged to fulfill their
the UN obligations under the Charter
in good faith
 The UN shall not intervene
Basic principles in matters which are
Underlying essentially within the
the UN domestic jurisdiction of any
state except when it is acting
to enforce peace.
Principal organs of
Nations
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• 1. General Assembly
• 2. security council Principal
• 3. Economic and Social Council Organs of
• 4. Trusteeship Council
the UN
• 5. International Court of Justice
• 6. Secretariat
• -Heart of the United Nations
• Place where member countries have
an equal voice in decision making in
subjects pertaining to international General
peace and security, including Assembly
development, disarmament, human
rights, international law, and the
peaceful arbitration of disputes
between nations
• Primary instrument for establishing and
maintaining international peace.
• Main purpose: prevent war by settling
disputes between nations. Security
• Has 15 members there are 5 permanent
members and ten temporary members Council
elected by the General assembly for two-
years term, from five different regions of
the world.
• Also called as ECOSOC
• Seeks to build a world of prosperity,
stability and justice.
• Makes studies, reports and
Economic and
recommendations on international Social Council
economics, social, cultural, educational,
health and related matters and also with
respect to human rights and fundamental
freedom for all.
• Designed to supervise the
government of trust territories and
to lead them to self-government or
independence.
Trusteeship
• Function: examine and discuss
reports from the Administering
Authority
• The principal judicial organ of the
United Nations which sits at the
Hague in Netherlands. International
• Sometimes known as World Court Court justice
• Organized along departmental lines,
with each department or office
having a distinct are of action and
responsibility
Secretariat
• 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