Law and Practice at the United Nations

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Most of the hottest issues of the day internationally come to the United Nations, and almost all of these issues implicate international law. This course provides an overview of legal issues at the United Nations. It examines the relationship between the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, including the tensions that sometime exist between these two principal organs of the UN, in particular in situations where the veto has been exercised, such as in the Syria and Ukraine situations. It focuses on the process of becoming a UN Member State. It also surveys the Security Council's role in making law (through sanctions resolutions) institution creating (through the establishment of tribunals) and keeping the peace (through establishing peacekeeping missions). Prerequisite(s): LAW 7261 may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite.