Social Sciences and History / Unit 9 SSH 0839 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The UN's Organs and the Regional IGOs
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The idea
International law, from treaties and custom, creates obligation. The United Nations coordinates security and development: a General Assembly of one vote each, a Security Council of five permanent and ten rotating members, a Secretariat, and the International Court of Justice for interstate disputes.
In practice
The ICC, separate, tries individuals.
Where people slip
Regional IGOs, the EU, NATO, the African Union, bend to their strongest.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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