096925 Sprachpraktische Übung

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

  1. The Genocide in Rwanda (1994)
  2. The Massacre of Srebrenica (1995)
  3. The Deadlocked Security Council I: The Case of Kosovo (1999)
  4. 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)
  5. The World Summit Outcome Document (2005)
  6. The Situation in Darfur/Sudan (2006)
  7. The Situation in Kenya (2007)
  8. The Situation in Libya and Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011)
  9. 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.DateSession
111 April 2019Introduction to the United Nations System
Peggy Wittke
218 April 2019Peace and Security I
Peggy Wittke
325 April 2019Peace and Security II
Peggy Wittke
42 May 2019The Genocide in Rwanda (1994)
59 May 2019The Massacre of Srebrenica (1995)
The Deadlocked Security Council I: The Case of Kosovo (1999)
616 May 2019International 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)
723 May 2019The World Summit Outcome Document (2005)
Critical Analysis
830 May 2019R2P put into Practice:
The Situation in Darfur/Sudan (2006)

The Situation in Kenya (2007)
96 June 2019The Situation in Libya and Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011)
1013 June 2019The Deadlocked Security Council II: The Situation in Syria
1120 June 2019Position Paper Writing
1227 June 2019The Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Security Council
30 June 2019Deadline Position Papers – please send to
peg@zedat.fu.berlin.de
133 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
144 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
1511 July 2019Feedback Session

Suggested Reading

UN Reports and Resolutions
Rwanda: Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Actions of the United Nations During the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, UN Doc. S/1999/1257, 16 December 1999

Srebrenica: Report of the Secretary-General Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 53/35 – The Fall of Srebrenica, UN Doc. A/54/549, 15 November 1999

A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility: Report of the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, UN Doc. A759/565, 2 December 2004,
http://www.un.org/en/events/pastevents/a_more_secure_world.shtml

In Larger Freedom: Report of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UN Doc. A/59/2005, 21 March 2005,
http://www.un.org/en/events/pastevents/in_larger_freedom.shtml

General Assembly - World Summit Outcome (2005), UN Doc. A/RES/60/1, 24 October 2005:
http://www.un.org/en/events/pastevents/worldsummit_2005.shtml

Further Internet Research
International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty: The Responsibility to Protect, December 2001,
http://responsibilitytoprotect.org/ICISS%20Report.pdf

International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect: http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/

Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect: http://www.globalr2p.org/

Security Council Report: http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/index.php

or contact the staff at the United Nations Depository Library, Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin, Garystr. 39, 14195 Berlin - http://www.ub.fu-berlin.de/bibliothek/uneu/ Schließen

13 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Do, 11.04.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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4404 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Do, 18.04.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 02.05.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 09.05.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 16.05.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 23.05.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 06.06.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 13.06.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 20.06.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 27.06.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Do, 04.07.2019 16:00 - 18:00

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Peggy Wittke

Räume:
4404 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

Do, 11.07.2019 16:00 - 18:00

Dozenten:
Peggy Wittke

Räume:
4404 Übungsraum (Boltzmannstr. 3)

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