WORLD ORDER. CASE STUDY RESEARCH.

COUNTRIES: Choose from Libya, Russia, Syria, North Korea. Complete the table below.
Some links to get you started (these are not the only places you should be looking): Libya:
https://unsmil.unmissions.org/ , Russia/Ukraine: https://www.usip.org/sites/default/fi les/SR366-The-Ukraine-
Russia-Confl ict.pdf , Syria: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/08/29/9-questions-
about-syria-you-were-too-embarrassed-to-ask/ , North Korea:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/04/north-korea-kim-jong-un-orders-country-to-be-ready-to-
use-nuclear-weapons-at-any-time

SYLLABUS CONCEPT OUTLINE THE EVI DENCE: CAL. EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS.
(note: not EVERY ISSUE AS IT Is there a case, legislation or article You can use the themes &
syllabus concept will APPLIES TO you can refer to? challenges from the syllabus
apply each country, THIS In WO, cases refer to the country or there here:
you will need to adjust COUNTRY/REGI may be a case before the ICC or other How the legal system
this table to fit the ON courts & tribunals; legislation refers to encourages cooperation &
country) International Instruments either set out by resolves conflict
The International the UN or other Intergovernmental Dealing with compliance
Criminal Court Organisations (like the EU); articles may be & non-compliance
issued a from the media, non-gov organisations, law How changing ethical
preliminary reports or UN reports etc. standards & values
finding endorsing impacts on WO
Ukraines claims Promoting & maintaining
that Russia had WO through international
committed acts law reform
of aggression Effectively promoting &
against its maintaining WO through
territory, citizens legal and non-legal
and measures
infrastructure.
Ukrainians, who
 for more than
two years have
called on the
international
community to
condemn and
punish Russian
aggression, were
heartened by the
finding.

1. The nature of World During the 57th session of the General This is effectively promoting
world order order is the Assembly all UN Member States and maintaining world order
activities supported the initiative of Ukraine through UN peacekeeping
the meaning of and to designate 29th of May as the measures as it establishes
world order relationshi International Day of United Nations maintained of peace and
ps between Peacekeepers, to be observed security between the conflict
the worlds annually to pay tribute to all the men with Russia and Ukraine.
nation and women who have served and
states and continue to serve in United Nations
other peacekeeping operations for their
significant high level of professionalism,
non-state dedication and courage, and
global to honour the memory of those who
actors, that have lost their lives in the cause
occur of peace.
within a (http://ukraineun.org/en/ukraine-and-
legal, un/peacekeeping-activities/) Ukraine
political is not a state party to the Rome
and Statute, the ICC treaty. Therefore, in
economic the absence of the Ukraine
 framework. government ratifying the statute, or
accepting the jurisdiction of the court
through a declaration, the ICC could
only obtain jurisdiction over crimes in
Ukraine if the Security Council refers
the situation there to the court. Russia
is also not a state party, so in the
absence of one of the aforementioned
actions taking place, it is unlikely that
someone accused of a crime could be
tried by the court simply because they
the need for
were a Russian citizen.
world order

In relation to Russia violating

at least 300 international
agreements, the legal system
has been ineffective with
The need compliance off international
for world law, as Russia has not been
order is Ukraine remains committed charged or punished.
prominent to strengthening the leading role
as the of the United Nations in maintenance
world is of peace and security and enhancing
still divided its peacekeeping potential. Further
into those strengthening of the UN peacekeeping
states and activity is among priorities of the
leaders Ukrainian delegation during the non-
that permanent membership of Ukraine
respect at the Security Council in 20162017.
Internation (https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/189766/
al law, and SR366-The-Ukraine-Russia-
those who Conflict.pdf)The internal armed
despise it. conflict between Ukrainian forces and
Russia insurgent armed groups in eastern
continues Ukraine is governed by international
to claim humanitarian law set out in treaties as
that it well as the rules of customary
respects international humanitarian law.
and even
rescues the
Internation
al law,
while its
leader has
already
committed
enough
crimes to
be judged
by the
internation
al tribunal.
Russia
violated at
least 300
internation
al
agreement
s in
regards to
Ukraine,
but it still
 remains
unpunishe
d.

the development
of world order
over time

The legal system encourages

The 2014 Ukraine-Russia crisis
simultaneously reflects the pattern of
trouble stirred in the past decade
cooperation by the
application of the mechanism
of advisory opinions of the
International Court of Justice
(concerning the issues of the
Russian aggression in the
east of Ukraine or the illegal
occupation of Crimea.) It is
through the cooperation of
 across the former Soviet Unionthe the legal system and the
2007 cyberattacks on Estonia and the nation state that cooperation
2008 war in Georgia, for example is achieved and conflict is
The and sets the stage for the next three resolved. The United States
developme to five years. The unrest in Ukraine can and should play a central
nt for world has become a signal case, as actions role in future management of
the nature of order over lead to reactions across the post- the conflict between Ukraine
conflict: inter- time has Soviet independent states and and Russia, and in
state and intra- not been beyond. The development of the lack negotiations and strategic
state successful of world order over time in Ukraine is investments aimed at
in relation based on Putins actions, as it may be creating the conditions for
to Ukraine acceptable to the West in the medium sustainable resolution of the
and Russia term, the ramifications of constant conflict.
as the attacks can severe implications across (http://nationalinterest.org/fe
constant Eastern Europe, the Central Caucasus, ature/the-ukraine-russia-
ripples of and Central Asia. conflict-way-forward-19282?
attacks page=3)
and
conflict is
present.

Ukraine has a wide range of

opportunities to sue Russia in the
international courts. Ukraine may
apply to the International Court of
Justice on the basis of: a) International
Convention for the Suppression of the
 Financing of Terrorism, 2001, b) The maintaining of world
Convention against Torture and Other order to resolve conflict in
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading relation to Russia and Ukraine
Treatment or Punishment, 1984, a) is to effectively stop Putins
International Convention on the aggression, which is
Elimination of All Forms of Racial interstate in nature. The
access to Discrimination, 1965 (on the Crimean elimination of Putins
resources as a The legacy Tatars), d) International Convention aggression includes a
source of conflict of for the Suppression of Terrorist renewal in political sanctions
Moscows Bombings, 1997, e) the Convention on and to have a successful
control International Civil Aviation, 1944 in foundation formed in terms of
over the context of shooting down the security in Ukraine, which will
regional Malaysian Boeing flight MH17. lead to an economic
relation (http://euromaidanpress.com/2016/04/ prosperous Ukraine. This
has led to 30/russian-aggression-against-
newly ukraine-and-international-law-25-key-
independe theses/#arvlbdata)
nt
countries
inability to
engage
bilaterally
to resolve
interstate
and
intrastate
tensions
that
Moscow
brokered
previously
with
 Ukraine.

Responses to world
order

the roles of:

the nation state
and state
sovereignty
the United
Nations
international
instruments
courts and
tribunals
intergovernment
al organisations
non-government
organisations
Australias
federal
government
the media
political
negotiation,
persuasion and
the use of force
 3. Contemporary The As a direct consequence of Russias The effective promotion and
issues success of annexation of Crimea, Ukraine lost a maintenance of world order
concerning world global sizeable share of its former naval through NATO has allowed for
order cooperatio force housed at Sevastopol. While Ukraine to establish combat-
n in Ukraine continues domestic efforts to ready vessels and continue to
Issues that must be achieving build its Black Sea fleet to include an expand military.
studied: world order additional 30 vessels by 2020, the
the principle of has been Ukrainian Navy has also engaged in
responsibility to greatly negotiations with NATO to purchase
protect ineffective, older, combat-ready vessels. The
regional and as the Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian
global situations
conflict is Navy, Andrei Tarasov, explained to
that threaten
peace and still local media on March 9 that Ukraine
security brewing had already reached an agreement
the success of between with NATO on the acquisition of
global Russia and several U.S. island-class landing
cooperation in Ukraine. vessels. Even with these
achieving world Although procurements and the production of
order on the additional vessels, Ukraine can do
military little to rival Russias Black Sea Fleet
front, the and and Naval Air Force, especially as
conflict they continue to grow, with the
that the Russian Ministry of Defense intending
United to spend more than $2.3 billion on
States has Naval funding by 2020. An augmented
delivered NATO presence will help to tip this
in balance in 2017 and beyond.
increasing (https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-
levels of politics/nato-heightens-maritime-
training readiness-ukraine-black-sea-
and other allies.html)
military
assistance
and NATO,
it is slowly
starting to
expand
cooperatio
n with
Ukraine on
defense
reform.
 rules regarding
the conduct of
hostilities. The effectiveness of
maintaining world order
through legal measures is
evident as International
humanitarian law governing
non-international (internal)
Hostilities between Russian armed armed conflict may still apply
forces and Ukrainian armed forces to the conflict between the
Both constitute an international armed insurgents (a non-state
Ukraine conflict between Ukraine and Russia, armed force) and Ukrainian
and Russia governed by international forces, unless it is established
are parties humanitarian treaty law (primarily the that Russia exercises overall
to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and control of the insurgent
1949 its first additional protocol of 1977 forces, or part thereof. To
Geneva (Protocol I), and the Hague determine if overall control
Convention Conventions of 1907 regulating the exists, in addition to
s and means and methods of warfare), as financing, training, equipping
Protocol I. well as the rules of customary or providing operational
international humanitarian law. The support to the insurgents, it
most important element of the treaty is necessary to examine the
law is Common Article 3 to the extent of Russias role in
Geneva Conventions of 1949, to which organizing, coordinating or
Ukraine is a party. The article sets planning the military actions
forth minimum standards for all of the insurgents.
parties to a non-international armed
conflict.
(https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/09/11
/eastern-ukraine-questions-and-
answers-about-laws-war)