Resolution 2006/25: Concerning the Establishment of the Model UN Human Rights Council

Anyone else? Or shall I add the poll? (Would like to get this sorted ASAP if people are in favor)

Vote away!

I like the idea and support it :smile:

Reply 23

Teehar

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Nightowl

To TAIB - Standing independently I think would be the way to go, simply because some of the most controversial countries are done by some of our best representatives. About every resolution being passed, depends on the quality of the resolution, and whether it is needed or not

Not anymore they're not :wink:

Reply 24

Chris06

Are we voting on our country's point of view or as ourselves?

Reply 25

Please vote based on your personal preference :smile:

Reply 26

Chris06

I'm going to abstain. I'm all for a new council, but not too sure of a human rights council. A vote on which council to establish would be more ideal to me.

Reply 27

Hmm I'm not sure how many other councils would really be do-able... half considered discussing setting up an ICJ but I'm not sure how much activity there would be. Did you have anything in mind?

Reply 28

Who's to say that country representatives in the HR Council won't act in the interests of their country?

Reply 29

brimstone

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Apollo

Hmm I'm not sure how many other councils would really be do-able... half considered discussing setting up an ICJ but I'm not sure how much activity there would be. Did you have anything in mind?

o0o I like the idea of an ICJ.
With this TBH, I'm not too sure, which is why I've refrained from posting. I think I'll abstain. :smile:

Reply 30

The resolution has passed. Due to this affecting how the MUN works it will not be passed onto the SC. I will be getting in touch with Pig/PQ and will keep you updated.

Reply 31

Pig has very kindly set this up for us! :smile:

Reply 32

Knogle

I really don't see why we should siphon off discussion on human rights issues into a private sub-forum when it can be discussed perfectly fine on the main MUN board by everyone. We don't have very many MUN reps to begin with, and fracturing our discussions is just going to make more people lose interest.

Reply 33

We're not really siphoning off any discussion, that forum is just going to be for voting on the human rights resolutions (just like the SC but with a different scope, name and hopefully several different nations)

Reply 34

Knogle

With all due respect, why is the current setup inadequate to serve that very purpose?

Reply 35

In real life how does the Council work? Do they have power over the SC?? I mean, if they suddenly decided to pass a resolution on China, would that mean the other four in the SC for instance would be obliged to abide by the resolution?

Reply 36

Nightowl

To TAIB - Standing independently I think would be the way to go, simply because some of the most controversial countries are done by some of our best representatives. About every resolution being passed, depends on the quality of the resolution, and whether it is needed or not

What I'm saying is if people stand independently then there is no incentive to reject any resolution which promotes human rights, because they (theoretically) have no country's interests in mind. The big problem though is that individuals might well vote in their own country's interests - who's to say they won't?

So the alternative is to stand as your country's representative. But if you do so, then it would be absurd for a country like North Korea, say, to join up. I don't like this idea at all.

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