Contemporary Global Governance, General Principles of International Law, States Nationality and Statelessness

CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE,
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW,
STATES NATIONALITY AND STATELESSNESS
GROUP 2:
CONTEMPORARY
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
LESSON OBJECTIVES
 After the lesson you should be able to
• Understand the concept of global governance

• Identify the roles and functions of the united nations
• Determine the challenges of global governance in the 21st century; and
• Understand the relevance of the state amidst globalization
Definition of Term
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE –
collective efforts to identify , understand and address worldwide problems that go
beyond the problem-solving capacities and of states (Weiss,2010)
INTRODUCTION
 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Global governance is the capacity within the international system, at any given moment, to
provide government-like services and public goods in the absence of a world government. It is the
combination of informal and formal ideas, values, rules, norms, procedures, practices, policies and
organizations that helps all actors-states, IGOs, civil society and NGOs, TNCs, and individuals-
identity, understand, and address trans boundary problems.
At a simplest, global governance is a set of questions that enable us to work out how the
world is, was, and could be governed, and how changes in grand and not-so-grand patterns of
governance occurred and ought to occur (Weiss,2003).
WHAT IS GLOBAL
GOVERNANCE?
• Is a movement among transnational actors towards political

cooperation aimed to solve issues or problems that affect more than
one state or region
• Not tantamount to global government
• Each state has an independent government of which

others state cannot and should not control
• To negotiate and enforce compliance of the

agreed norms set forth, institutions are
created.
International organization
 Defined as an institutional agreement between members of an international system in order to

achieve objectives according to systematic conditions, reflecting attributes, aspirations and concerns
of its members (Hanrieder,1966)
 Are importance actors in the critical episodes of international politics, with power in mediation,
dispute resolution, peace keeping, applying sanctions and others.
Roles and functions of the United Nations
United Nations
 Is the prominent international institution

established.
 It is intergovernmental that promotes
international order
 Replaces the ineffective league of nations and
was established after World war II on October
24,1945 to prevent another conflict.
The UN has six organs:
 UN General Assembly
 UN Secretariat
 International Court of justice (ICJ)
 UN Security Council (UNSC)
 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
 UN Trusteeship Council
Specific roles of the principal organs are as follows:
 UN General Assembly
main deliberative, and policymaking and

representative organ of the United Nation. The
purpose of this organ is to resolve
recommendations to States or suggestions to
view a Security Council, they are also tasked
with approving new members following a
proposal by the Security Council. They also elect
the non-permanent members of the Security
Council, all members of the UN Economic and
Social Council, the UN Secretary General and the
15 judges of the International Court of Justice.
 UN Secretariat
• - supports the other UN bodies

administratively (e.g., organizing of
conferences, writing of reports and
studies, and preparing of the budget).
• - Its chairperson the UN secretary

general is elected by the General
Assembly for a five-year mandate and
this is the UN's foremost
representative.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
• decides disputes between states which

observe its jurisdiction; issues legal
opinions; and renders judgement by
relative majority.
• 15 judges are elected for nine-year terms
by the General Assembly.
UN Security Council (UNSC)
• responsible in maintaining the

international peace and security; and
may adopt compulsory resolutions.
• -It has 15 members on which five of
them are permanent with veto power
and 10 are elected members
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
• -responsible for cooperation between

states with regard to economic and social
matters; and coordinates cooperation
between the UN's numerous specialized
agencies.
• -The Council has 54 elected members by

the General Assembly to serve staggered
three-year mandates
• UN Trusteeship Council
• originally programmed to manage colonized

countries which were former mandates of League
of Nation.
• Since 1994, it has been inactive when the last

territory, Palau, attained independence
Challenges of global governance in the 21st century
• The United Nations has naturally faces numerous problems and

challenges given the scope of its responsibilities
• Weis (2015), identified five global governance gaps:

knowledge, normative, policy, institutional, and compliance
• The UN’s relationship to these gaps is explored through case

studies of some of the most burning problems of this age,
including TERRORISM, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION,
HUMANITARIAN CRISES, DEVELOPMENT AID, CLIMATE
CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HIV/AIDS.
Five global governance gaps:
• Knowledge – a valuable core asset which is both intangible and concrete, a general and specific source. It is a
knowledge that makes cooperation among member states possible where many areas are highly complex and
diverse
• Normative role of the UN which has been fundamental since its creation
• Policies – enacted and implemented to settle problems or issues. These are articulated and linked set
of governing principles and goals for agreed programs to reach those goals.
• Institutional gaps – include any failures of effective mechanisms to ensure that the law is in place.
• Compliance gaps – is on the issue whether the policies are implemented or enforced effectively
- Covid-19 pandemic is a transnational threat that requires global response,
but the outbreak in varying national approaches in managing global
epidemiological interdependence and expose further to structural weakness in
Challenges in this covid- the global governance system
19 pandemic
-The world needs national governments, regional organizations and
international institution to act in the same cooperative spirit to effectively
mitigate the COVOD-19 outbreak
- Crisis confronted the world with inherent links of multiple issues

domains
- Artificial intelligence is highly relied upon in finding solution to

implementing problem of disease, and other emergencies .
- Digital technologies are being deployed in order to continue “business as

usual” as lock downs and economic recession wrecks the global market
- Digital technologies are stayed under regulated, the danger of profile rating
misinformation, cyber attacks, privacy, and human rights violations
- National government may exercise their governmental powers to limit the

movement of the people or declare state of emergency, and challenge the rule of law
STATE RELEVANCE AMID GLOBALIZATION
- Despite many concerns in the loss of sovereignty, it is important to note that state will still remain the
key players in international and domestic arenas
- Nation-states are the ones who decide and set-up global governance driven by initiatives fir common
undertaking
- No evidence that globalization reduces the relevance of state’s functions and sovereignty.
- Jones (2000) said that the state will persist because the need for a state has grown, through
local resource pools and socioeconomic problems
 State in the 21st century has been improved since the past. These include:
• Significance role in providing affordable services
• Enjoy some degree of political and economic stability
• Gains adequate infrastructure
• Safety nets
- Globalization has need of strong states and democratic institutions
- “To ensure the benefits are enjoyed equally by both developed and developing countries, good
governance is a must”- Bertucci 2001

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CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE,

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW,

STATES NATIONALITY AND STATELESSNESS

 After the lesson you should be able to

• Understand the concept of global governance

• Is a movement among transnational actors towards political

• Not tantamount to global government

• Each state has an independent government of which

• To negotiate and enforce compliance of the

 Defined as an institutional agreement between members of an international system in order to

 Is the prominent international institution

main deliberative, and policymaking and

• - supports the other UN bodies

• - Its chairperson the UN secretary

• decides disputes between states which

• responsible in maintaining the

• -responsible for cooperation between

• -The Council has 54 elected members by

• originally programmed to manage colonized

• Since 1994, it has been inactive when the last

• The United Nations has naturally faces numerous problems and

• Weis (2015), identified five global governance gaps:

• The UN’s relationship to these gaps is explored through case

- Crisis confronted the world with inherent links of multiple issues

- Artificial intelligence is highly relied upon in finding solution to

- Digital technologies are being deployed in order to continue “business as

- National government may exercise their governmental powers to limit the

- Globalization has need of strong states and democratic institutions

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