Mr. Aldunate The Modern Structure of the International Community pp. 499-508 1. The international community operates through a wide-ranging system of organizations. Some of these organizations or institutions are g_________, some r__________, and others are non-_________________. The United Nations and Its Structure 2. The UN came into existence on __________________ when the UN C_________ was r_____________. 3. The UN Charter outlines a number of basic international legal principles and the following purposes: • To maintain_____________________________________________ • To develop______________________________________________ • To solve________________________________________________ • To promote____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4. Why is the UN not considered a world government? 5. Outline the six main organs of the UN , and identify one distinguishing characteristic of each. 6. Explain the meaning of the following statements and then discuss whether you agree or disgree: i.“The Security Council is where the power lies.” _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ii.“Action taken by the UN is often ad hoc and reactive, rather than planned and proactive” _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ The International Court Of Justice 7. What is the International Court of Justice? What are its two main functions? 8. What types of cases are most often heard by the IJC? Regional International Organizations 9. Which of the following regional international organizations does Canada belong to? Organization of American States North American Free Trade Agreement Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Specialized International Organizations 10. Which of the following specialized international organizations does Canada belong to? Arctic Council La Francophonie G7/G8 North Atlantic Treaty Organization 11. Why do groups of nations seek to form regional arrangements such as the OAS and APEC? 12. Why do the annual G7/G8 summits attract demonstrators and protests?