Dynamics of International Institutions
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Dynamics of International
Institutions
Chapter 4
United Nations
Purposes
5 Major Components
General Assembly
Adopts resolutions
Security Council
Main policy-setting body
5 permanent members
US
United Kingdom
France
Russia
China
10 rotating members
United Nations
Economic and Social Council
International Court of Justice
Economic and social issues
Improve human rights,
education, and health
conditions
Legal decisions between
countries
15 judges
Secretariat
Secretary-general
Administers programs and
policies
World Trade Organization
Promote Trade
How?
Early Years of
Cooperation
International Trade
Organization
General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade
Reduced tariffs
World Trade Organization
Developing countries
Other Organizations
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
“Rich man’s club”
Eliminate bribery
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries
Members
Short history
Economic Integration
Four Types
Free trade area
NAFTA
Customs union
Common market
Complete economic integration
European Union
European Union
History
World War II
Marshall Plan
OEEC
OECD
Benelux Union
EFTA
ECSC EEC EU
European Union
Purpose of the UU
Free movement
Treaty of Rome (1957)
Institutions
European Commission
Council of Ministers
Parliament of EU
European Court of Justice
EU Court of First Instance
European Union
United States of Europe
Problems with European Union
Roadblocks
Losing credibility
Federal systems
Fraud
EU Constitution
What has the EU accomplished?
Standards
Tariffs
US considerations
European Monetary Union
Maastricht Treaty-1991
National currencies Euro
U.S. Negotiations
Importance to U.S.
NAFTA
U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA
1989
January 1, 1994
Environmental and labor laws
Expansion?
Effective?
Other Regional Agreements
Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
1967
10 members
Economic growth and
regional peace
European Free Trade
Association
1960
Response to EU
Source: asean.or.jp
Other Regional Agreements
African Union
1999
Move from apartheid and
colonization
Central American Free
Trade Association
2003
U.S. and other countries
What does it do?
Source: ustda.gov
Other Regional Agreements
Organization of American States
1948
35 members (including U.S.)
“Promote cooperation within the region”
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
1989
21 countries (including U.S.)
“Promote open trade and economic cooperation”
Other Regional Agreements
Mercosur
1991
“Common market of the
South”
5 members (Argentina,
Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay,
and Venezuela) & 7
associate members
Growing trade
Andean Community
4 members (Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) &
5 associate