Preparatory Conference - Symposium on Security Council Reform
In the lead-up to our symposium on Security Council Reform in 2019, CUNCR is partnering with other major NGOs working on this topic to hold a preparatory conference and determine the agenda and direction of next year's event
PLENARY 1: Simultaneously held in NYC and BXL
NYC: Oct 23 9:30-12:30, BXL: Oct 23 15:30-18:30
Introduction
Participating Organization Introduction, Participant Introduction
Academic presentation on Security Council Reform
Select topics (see below)
List of Topics (to be expanded upon prior to the meeting and then shortlisted during plenary)
- Responsibility to Protect and non-interference of internal affairs: a good balance?
- The Security Council as the World’s Judiciary
- Legislative functions of the SC: A World Government?
- Maintaining international peace and security: how much has succeeded or failed?
- Admission of unrecognized state entities (Palestine, Kosovo, Taiwan, South Ossetia)
- Non-conflict security issues: expansion of SC powers?
- Territorial Administration
- Relations between UNGA and UNSC (from United for Peace to present)
- UNSC involvement in secretary-general and ICJ elections
- Veto power: how much misuse and abuse?
- The relevance of a 1945 SC to today’s geopolitics
- Relations with ICJ and ICC: effective interaction?
- Nuclear disarmament: acceptable for the P-5?
- UNSC role in conflict and migration
Shortlist of proposals for SC Reform
Discussion of call for papers
Symposium – setting the agenda
WORKSHOP: Non-Simultaneously held in NYC and BXL
NYC: 14:00-17:00 (Oct 23), BXL: 9:30-12:30 (Oct 24)
Discuss topics and create shortlist
Discuss solutions and create shortlist
Creating a framework for the call for papers
Details for symposium agenda
PLENARY 2: Simultaneously held in NYC and BXL
NYC: Oct 24 9:30-12:30, BXL: Oct 24 15:30-18:30
- Report from a rapporteur from each workshop
- Reconciliation of the two workshop outcomes
- Final setting of the symposium agenda
- Selection of date and venue for symposium
- Election of steering committee
- Election of symposium convener
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