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SoSe 19: The United Nations and the Responsibility to Protect

Peggy Wittke

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Course Description

At the 2005 World Summit, UN Member States endorsed the concept of the Responsibility to Protect, affirming that each State has the "responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity". Where States are manifestly failing to assume this responsibility, it shifts to the international community to take collective actions through the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of the population. The responsibility to protect remains controversial among UN Member States, as debates surrounding the crisis in Libya and recent events in Syria and Myanmar show. For the Security Council many questions arise: In which cases does the responsibility to protect apply? Which are the appropriate measures to be taken? Under which circumstances is a military intervention authorized by the Security Council legitimate? Does the responsibility to protect encompass regime change?

We like to invite you to a simulated Special Session of the Security Council to discuss these and other issues involving the Responsibility to Protect and the main organ responsible for international peace and security according to the Charter of the United Nations: the Security Council. Class sessions (Thursdays, 16.00 – 18.00 h) prior will give you an ample overview of the topic. With this class we hope to deepen your knowledge about the functioning of an international body, various aspects of international diplomacy, negotiation techniques, and also hopefully the roots and causes of the diverging opinions on the subject among UN-Member States.

You will be asked to represent one of the members of the Security Council and take an active part in the class and negotiations. Participants are expected to research their respective countries position independently and take over the presentation of a topic listed below by preparing a 4-6 page summary on the subject and a handout for the presentation (up to 3 presenters per topic = team work). Delegations are also asked to prepare a one-page Position Paper. Each Delegation will consist of 1-2 persons.

Please note that the seminar/conference language will be English. It is possible to receive 5 ECTS-credits (Schlüsselqualifikationsschein oder Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz, FB Rechtswissenschaft). All faculties are invited to apply.

Application procedure

Applications are to be sent via email until 7 April 2019 to Peggy Wittke

Your application should include:

Personal Details (Name, Address, Phone, Email, Student ID Number)
Short CV, including field of studies and number of semesters
Short letter of motivation
3 country preferences
2 topic choices

Members of the Security Council 2018: Belgium, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States.

Topics

The Genocide in Rwanda (1994)
The Massacre of Srebrenica (1995)
The Deadlocked Security Council I: The Case of Kosovo (1999)
International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS),
Report "The Responsibility to Protect" (2001) and the High-Level Panel on hreats, Challenges and Change, Report “A More Secure World: Our hared Responsibility” (2004)
The World Summit Outcome Document (2005)
The Situation in Darfur/Sudan (2006)
The Situation in Kenya (2007)
The Situation in Libya and Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011)
The Deadlocked Security Council II: The Situation in Syria

Preliminary Schedule

Class takes place in Room 4404, Boltzmannstr. 3, 16 - 18h (if not announced differently).

No.	Date	Session
1	11 April 2019	Introduction to the United Nations System Peggy Wittke
2	18 April 2019	Peace and Security I Peggy Wittke
3	25 April 2019	Peace and Security II Peggy Wittke
4	2 May 2019	The Genocide in Rwanda (1994)
5	9 May 2019	The Massacre of Srebrenica (1995) The Deadlocked Security Council I: The Case of Kosovo (1999)
6	16 May 2019	International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), Report "The Responsibility to Protect" (2001) and the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, Report “A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility” (2004)
7	23 May 2019	The World Summit Outcome Document (2005) Critical Analysis
8	30 May 2019	R2P put into Practice: The Situation in Darfur/Sudan (2006) The Situation in Kenya (2007)
9	6 June 2019	The Situation in Libya and Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011)
10	13 June 2019	The Deadlocked Security Council II: The Situation in Syria
11	20 June 2019	Position Paper Writing
12	27 June 2019	The Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Security Council
	30 June 2019	Deadline Position Papers – please send to peg@zedat.fu.berlin.de
13	3 July 2018 Wednesday 10.00 – 17.00 h Senatssaal Henry-Ford-Bau Garystr. 35	Special Session of the United Nations Security Council: The Responsibility to Protect and the Situation in Myanmar
14	4 July 2019 Thursday 10.00 – 17.00 h Senatssaal Henry-Ford-Bau Garystr. 35	Special Session of the United Nations Security Council: The Responsibility to Protect and the Situation in Myanmar
15	11 July 2019	Feedback Session

13 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Do, 16:00 - 18:00 13 Termine

Do, 11.04.2019 16:00 - 18:00

Dozenten:
Peggy Wittke