The United Nations and Contemporary Global Governance Objectives

THE UNITED NATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
OBJECTIVES
1. Define global governance
2. Identify the roles and functions of the United Nations and.
3. Explain the relevance of the state amidst globalization
WHAT IS GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
 refers to the various intersecting processes that create this order
 Is collective management of common transnational or global problems – those that were

created or exacerbated by globalization, and which cannot be managed at the nation state
 States sign treaties and form organizations, in the process legislating public international
law (international rules that govern interactions between states as opposed to, say, private
companies.
Examples of the problems Global Governance deals with:
 Global climate change and pollution of the environment
 Poverty and management of economic development
 Deficit fresh water
 Financial instability and management of financial markets
 Global economic crisis or recessions
 Transnational terrorism
What is an International Organization?
 Refers to groups like the UN or institution like the MIF and the world bank, they usually
call them international organizations (IOs).
 International NGOs are sometimes considered as IOs, the term is commonly used to refer
to international intergovernmental organizations or groups that are primarily made up of
member-states.
 IOs can thus become influential as independent organizations

The three powers of IO’s:
 Power of classification- IOs can invent and apply categories, they create powerful
global standards
 Power to fix meanings- a broader function related to the first. Various terms like
“security” need to be well-defined
 Power to diffuse norms- norms are accepted codes of conduct that may not be strict law,
but nevertheless produce regularity in behavior.
POWER TO DIFFUSE NORMS
Norms are accepted codes of conduct that may not be strict law, but nevertheless produce
regularity in behavior.
Barnette and Finnemore
 They emphasized the “missionaries” of our time.
 Their power to diffuse norms stems from the fact that Ios are staffed with independent
bureaucracies, who are considered experts in various fields.
Example: World Bank economists come to be regarded as experts in development and thus carry
some form of authority.
 Ios can be sources of great good and great harm. They can promote relevant norms like
environmental protection and human rights. But, like entrenched bureaucracies, they can
become sealed-off communities that fall to challenge their beliefs.
Example: The novel price-winning economist Joseph Stigliglits famously criticized the MIF for
using a “one-size-fits-all approach when its economies made recommendations to developing
countries.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED NATION
 After the collapse of the League of Nations at the end of World War II, countries that
worried about another global war began to push for the formation of a more lasting
International League.
 The result was the creation of the UN.
 It should be emphasized that it has so far achieved its primary goal of averting another
global war.
THE FIVE ORGANS OF UN
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
 Main deliberative policymaking and representative organ.
 Annually, the General elects a GA President to serve a one-year term of office.
 All member states (currently at 1193) have seats in the GA.
 The Philippines played a prominent role in the GA’s early years when Filipino diplomat
Carlos p. Romulo was elected GA president from 1949-1950.
SECURITY COUNCIL
 Takes the lead in determining the existence of a treat to the peace of act of aggregation.
 it can be resort of imposing sanction or even authorizing the use of force to maintain or
to restore international peace and security.
 The Council is composed of 15 members:
 The first five is the permanent members:
China, France, Russian Federation, The United Kingdom and United States
These states have been permanent members since the founding of the UN and cannot be
replaced through election.
And the Ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with
end of the term).
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
 The Principal body for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue, and
recommendation of internationally agreed development goals.
 It has 54 members elected for three-year term.
 UN’s central platform for discussions on sustainable development.
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
 Whose task is to settle, in accordance with International law, Legal Disputes submitted
to it by states and to give advisory opinions referred to it by authorized Unite Nations
organs and specialized agencies.
 The major cases of the court consist of deputes between states that voluntarily submit
themselves to the court for arbitration.
 The court, as such, cannot try individuals [International Criminal cases are heard by the
International Criminal Court, which is the independent in UN]. And its decisions are only
binding when states have explicitly agreed to place themselves before the courts
authority.
 The SC may enforce the rulings of the ICJ, but this remains subject to the P5’s Veto
power.
SECRETARIAT
 Serve in their capacity as UN employees and not as state representatives.
The Relevance of the State amid Globalization
The state Is a distinctive Political community with Its own set of rules and Practices and
that is more or less separated from other communities.
State has four elements: people, territory, government, and sovereignty.
People- First element is a permanent population. This population does not refer to nomadic
people that move from one place to another in an definite time. This Permanent
presence in one location is strengthened by the second element of a state
Territory- it has clear boundaries. A territory is effectively controlled by the third element,
Government- it regulates relations among its own people and with other state.
Sovereignty- state is formally constituted sovereign political structure encompassing people,

territory, and its institutions on the one hand, and maintaining its autonomy from other states on
the other hand.
The Relevance of the

State amid Globalization
Nation- refers to a people rather than any kind of formal territorial boundaries or institutions. It is
a collective identity grounded on a notion of shared history and culture.

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THE UNITED NATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

1. Define global governance

2. Identify the roles and functions of the United Nations and.

3. Explain the relevance of the state amidst globalization

WHAT IS GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

 refers to the various intersecting processes that create this order

 Is collective management of common transnational or global problems – those that were

Examples of the problems Global Governance deals with:

 Global climate change and pollution of the environment

 Poverty and management of economic development

 Deficit fresh water

 Financial instability and management of financial markets

 Global economic crisis or recessions

What is an International Organization?

 IOs can thus become influential as independent organizations

POWER TO DIFFUSE NORMS

Barnette and Finnemore

 They emphasized the “missionaries” of our time.

ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED NATION

 The result was the creation of the UN.

 Main deliberative policymaking and representative organ.

 Annually, the General elects a GA President to serve a one-year term of office.

 All member states (currently at 1193) have seats in the GA.

 The Council is composed of 15 members:

 The first five is the permanent members:

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

 It has 54 members elected for three-year term.

 UN’s central platform for discussions on sustainable development.

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

 Serve in their capacity as UN employees and not as state representatives.

The Relevance of the State amid Globalization

State has four elements: people, territory, government, and sovereignty.

Sovereignty- state is formally constituted sovereign political structure encompassing people,

The Relevance of the

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