Module 5 Global Governance Lecture 2021

Module 5
CONTEMPORARY
GLOBAL
GOVERNANCE
Global Governance
It is a movement towards political

cooperation among transnational
actors aimed at negotiating
responses to problems that more
than one state or region experience.
Sources of Global Governance:
 1. States sign treaties and form organization from

which international laws or rules are legislated.
 2. International non-governmental organization
(NGOs: Save the Children, Action Aid, CARE)
 3.International Organizations (UN, IMF, WB, ICC)
International Organization
 Refers to international intergovernmental organizations or

groups that are primarily made up of member-states.
 Exercises the following powers:

 1. Power of Classification- create powerful global standards
(UN High Commissioner for Refugees)
 2. Power to fix meanings – legitimate source of
information. (ex. Security= from military violence and also
related to environment)
 3. Power to diffuse norms (code of conducts that produce
regularity in behavior)
Give a one sentence definition of
Global Governance? (first 5
answers will credit additional
points)
Different Definitions of Global Governance
 “process of designating laws or rules or

regulations intended for a global scale”
 “used to designate all regulations intended

for organization and centralization of human
societies”
 “management of global processes in the

absence of a global government “
 “Refers to concrete cooperative
problem-solving arrangements, many
of which increasingly involve not only
the United Nations of states but also
other namely international
secretariats and other non-state
actors”
 “refers to the way in which global affairs are
managed “
 “an international process of consensus –

forming which generates guidelines and
agreements that affect national government
and international cooperation”
“ global governance is not a world
government “
“refers to the political interaction that is

required to solve problems that affect
more than one state or region when
there is no power to enforce
compliance”
UNITED NATIONS
THE UNITED N AT I O N S IS AN I N T E R N AT I O N A L
O R G A N I Z AT I O N F O U N D E D I N 1 9 4 5 A F T E R T H E
SECOND WORLD WA R BY 51 COUNTRIES
COMMITTED TO M A I N TA I N I N G I N T E R N AT I O N A L
P E A C E A N D S E C U R I T Y, D E V E L O P I N G F R I E N D LY
R E L AT I O N S A M O N G N AT I O N S A N D P R O M O T I N G
S O C I A L P R O G R E S S , B E T T E R L I V I N G S TA N D A R D S
AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
UNITED NATIONS
T H E O R G AN I Z ATI O N C AN TA K E AC T I O N O N A
W I D E R A N G E OF I S S U E S , A N D P R OV I D E A
F O R U M F O R I T S 1 9 3 M E M BE R S TAT E S TO
EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, THROUGH THE
G E N E R AL A SS E M B LY, THE SECURITY
CO U N C I L , T H E E CO N O M I C A N D S O C I A L
CO U N C I L AND OTH E R BODIES AN D
CO M M I T T E E S .
UNITED NATIONS
 4 main purpose:
• To keep peace throughout the world;
• To develop friendly relations among nations;
• To help nations work together to improve the
lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease
and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each
other’s rights and freedoms;
• To be a center for harmonizing the actions of
nations to achieve these goals
Basic Principles Underlying the United Nation
 1. All member states are sovereign and equal.
 2. All members are pledged to fulfill their obligations

under the Charter in good faith.
 3. In all international relations , no member shall use

force or threaten force against the territory and
political independence of any state or behave in a
manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United
Nations.
 4. As it is necessary to preserve peace and security ,
the United Nations shall ensure that countries which
are not members act in accordance with the
principles of the Charter.
 5. The UN shall not intervene in matters which are

essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any
state except when it is acting to enforce peace.
Principal Organs of the United Nations
 General Assembly
 Security Council
 Economic and Social Council
 Trusteeship Council
 International Court of Justice
 Secretariat
The General Assembly
 Main deliberative policymaking and representative organ of

the United Nations.
 Place where all member countries meet on equal terms to
consider the problems of the world before it.
 Decisions on important question (2/3 majority of the GA)
but decisions on other questions (done with simple
majority)
 Pres. Carlos P. Garcia was elected GA president (from1949-
1950)
The Security Council
-The agency that can make important

decisions and take decisive action for
the Charter places upon it the
responsibility of maintaining peace and
security.
- GA elects 10 of the 15 members (Permanent 5:
China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and USA)
- P5 exercises veto power each.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
 Principal body for coordination, policy

review, policy dialogue and
recommendations on social and
environmental issues, as well as
implementation of internationally agreed
development goals.
The Trusteeship Council
 Supervises and administers trust

territories .
 These are usually territories of non-

self-governing people who voluntarily
placed themselves under the control of
the United Nations.
The International Court of Justice
 To settle, in accordance with international

law, legal disputes.
 The principal judicial organ of the United

Nations which sits at the Hague in
Netherlands .
The Secretariat
 It performs the extensive

administrative function of the
United Nations.
Challenge to the United Nations
How it can be an effective channel

to attain lasting peace and security
in the world.
References
 Claudio, L (2018).The Contemporary World. C and E Publishing

Incorporated . Manila: Phils.
 Leogrado,F. (2015). The World History . Philippine Book Company,
Manila :Philippines.
 https://www.un.org/un70/en/content/history/index.html#:~:text=The%20
United%20Nations%20is%20an,living%20standards%20and%20huma
n%20rights.
ACTIVITY
 Create one-page infographic about the United Nation

which should highlight the following:
 General background (essential information such what is UN,
members, purpose or objective)
 Different Organs (include description or function)
 Fundamental Issues UN is concerned with

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Module 5

It is a movement towards political

 1. States sign treaties and form organization from

 Refers to international intergovernmental organizations or

 Exercises the following powers:

 “process of designating laws or rules or

 “used to designate all regulations intended

 “management of global processes in the

 “an international process of consensus –

“refers to the political interaction that is

 1. All member states are sovereign and equal.

 2. All members are pledged to fulfill their obligations

 3. In all international relations , no member shall use

 5. The UN shall not intervene in matters which are

 Main deliberative policymaking and representative organ of

-The agency that can make important

 Principal body for coordination, policy

 Supervises and administers trust

 These are usually territories of non-

 To settle, in accordance with international

 The principal judicial organ of the United

 It performs the extensive

How it can be an effective channel

 Claudio, L (2018).The Contemporary World. C and E Publishing

 Create one-page infographic about the United Nation

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