UNIT 22: international ORGANIZATIONS English for Lawyers IV Snježana Husinec, PhD; shusinec@pravo.hr

Inernational organizations Which international organizations do you know of? How are they established? What is their purpose? Do they have international legal personality? How would you define it? What are the benefits and drawbacks for member states? B) Do ex. I on p. 219. Pick one of the mentioned international organization and write down a few sentences about it.

International organizations Read section I of the text, provide it with the appropriate subtitle. Extract from the text the basic features of international organizations. - ….

The United Nations What do you know about the establishment and history structure purpose and achievements of the United Nations? Watch the video at the following link and take notes on the above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cqw8-ongtY

The United Nations Read the rest of the text and provide each paragraph with the appropriate subtitle.

The United Nations HISTORY PURPOSES AND MISSION Read section II and take notes about the history and mission of the UN. HISTORY PURPOSES AND MISSION

The United Nations - History na international organizations whose mission and work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter January 1942 - the name "United Nations“ is coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt (first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.  June 1945 - The Charter was signed by 50 countries 24 October 1945 - The UN officially comes into existence (when the Charter was ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the UK, the USA and by a majority of other signatories) currently made up of 193 Member States

The Purposes of the UN Upholding international laws and human rights To maintain international peace and security To ensure economic development To ensure social advancement

Areas of interest peace and security, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, climate change, humanitarian and health emergencies, sustainable development, governance, food production, and more.

The main organs of the UN Read section III of the text and find the main organs: Join in groups of 6. Each students reads about one of the organs, takes notes and later reports to the group. General Assembly Security Council Economic and Social Council Trusteeship Council International Court of Justice Secretariat 

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) (Opća deklaracija o ljudskim pravima) a milestone document in the history of human rights proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948  sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected; arose directly from the experience of the Second World War  consists of 30 articles which outline the standards of the United Nations on the human rights guaranteed to all people

UDHR – structure and legal implications non-binding but has proved influential since its passage; the wording of several of its articles have been adopted into important international treaties as well as constitutions of nations forms part of customary international law and is a powerful tool in applying diplomatic, political, and moral pressure on governments that violate any of its articles an important source in the development of the European Union's standards for human rights legislation a PREAMBLE followed by 30 ARTICLES Articles 3-21 deal with civil and political rights Articles 22-27 outline economic, social, and cultural rights

UN agencies and programmes Which UN agencies and possibly projects have you heard of? Read the last section of the text and extract the specialized agencies mentioned in the text as well as the special areas of their activity. Answer the questions in ex. VI. UN agency AREA OF ACTIVITY

Vocabulary practice I Do ex. IV and V.

The Legal Basis for the Work of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Statute of the International Court of Justice = an integral part of the United Nations Charter which regulates the organization, competence and work of International Court of Justice International Court of Justice = the principle judicial organ of the UN, established by Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter The statute's chapters are: Chapter I: Organization of the Court Chapter II: Competence of the Court Chapter III: Procedure Chapter IV: Advisory Opinions Chapter V: Amendment Read Chapter II of the Statute of the ICJ and do ex. I.

Statute of the International Court of Justice Read Chapter II of the Statute and do ex. I on p. 223. Practice vocabulary by doing ex. II, III and IV.