THE PROBLEMS OF MEMBERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION IN THE UNITED NATION The Charter of the United Nations divides members into two categories-original members and elected members. Art'. 3 clearly states that those states who participated in the UN conference at San Francisco or had previously signed the UN Declaration of January 1, 1942, could, after...

THE MAIN REQUIREMENTS OF UN The loyalty required of an international civil servant does not derogate his nationalism, but is a necessary fulfilment of it. The Executive Committee of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations held the same View: ”Loyalty to the organisation is in no way incompatible with an official’s attachment to his own...

Differences between National and International Civil Service  Though national and international administrations may appear to be similar from a specifically functional vieWpoint, the two differ considerably in terms of source, nature and application of authority The government of a country is representative of its citizens (at least nationally)...

Salient Features of the Organisation of the Secretariat The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the United Nations. In the economic and social fields. he is assisted in carrying out his responsibilities as Chief Administrative Officer by a Director General for Development and International...

The Limitations of the International Court  The record of the International Court at first sight will perhaps not seem impressive. There is only a limited category of cases that are brought before it. Jurisdiction is entirely voluntary: either a nation accepts it for the particular case concerning it, or it enters into a treaty providing for...

The World Court-Composition and Functions  The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its statute is an integral part of the UN Charter. The Court is open to all states which are parties to its statute, and automatically includes all members of the United Nations. A state which is not a member...

THE SECRETARIAT The Secretariat is one of the six principal  organs of the United Nations, the others being; the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council and the International Court of Justice. It came into being on February  1, 1946, when the first Secretary-General of the UN was...