FORUM:GENERALASSEMBLY MAINSUBMITTER:Indonesia COSPONSORS:Libya,SouthKorea,Philippines,Australia,Germany,India,Switzerland,Morocco, Italy,UnitedStatesofAmerica,Nigeria,Israel COSIGNATORIES:Sweden,Georgia,Kenya,Turkey QUESTIONOF:LegalFrameworkforInternationalIntervention THEGENERALASSEMBLY, RecallingtheSecurityCouncilscommitmenttomaintaininginternationalpeaceandsecurity EmphasizingtheSecurityCouncilsimperativedutytostandforthedefencelessandthoseinneedof protectionduringtimesofconflict EndorsingResponsibilitytoProtect(R2P)asasetofnorms KeepinginmindthethreepillarsofR2P,inwhichtheresponsibilitiesofthestatesandtheinternational communityaredictated NotingthatR2Psprinciplescaneasilybeabusedandusedtojustifyforce,thusinflictingonhuman rights

Recognizingtheneedforregionalmechanismstoreflectthegrowingimportanceofhumanrightsin manynations BelievingthattheimplementationofR2Pshouldbeintendedtopromotehumansecuritythroughthe advancementofdemocracyandprotectionofhumanrights

1.SuggeststhattheUnitedNationsshouldrespecttherightsandsovereigntyofacountryunlessdirectly contradictingtheobjectivesoftheUnitedNationswhen: i.thecountryinquestioniscapableofresolvingthesituationonitsown. 2.Encouragethatwhenastateisnolongerupholdingitsresponsibilitiesasasovereign,thatis,whenthe stateiseitherallowingmassatrocitiestooccur,oriscommittingthem, i.TheUnitedNationsshouldhavetherighttousetheminimumnecessarymilitarymeansto restoreorderandenforcethedecisionswhichhavebeenapprovedbythemajorityofthe

memberstatesoftheUnitedNations 3.CallsforalldecisionsregardingmilitaryinterventionbytheUnitedNationstofulfillallofthesix criteriaoftheInternationalCommissionforInterventionandStateSovereignty(ICISS)Reportin2001, thatis: a.Anyformofmilitaryinterventionsinitiatedunderthepremiseofresponsibilitytoprotectmust fulfillthesixICISScriteriainordertobejustifiedasanextraordinarymeasureofintervention: 1.JustCauseThethreatisaseriousandirreparableharmoccurringto humanbeings, 2.RightIntentionThemainintentionofthemilitaryactionistopreventhumansuffering andthereshouldnotbeothermotives.Suchasincasesofnaturalcatastrophes, useofmilitaryweaponsisnotappropriateandisnotjustifiedbutmilitary interventionthoughthedeliveryoftroopscouldbenecessary, 3.FinalResortEveryothermeasurebesidesmilitaryinventionhasbeentakeninto account.Thisdoesnotmeanthateverymeasurementhastobeappliedand failed,butthattherearereasonablegroundstobelievethatonlymilitaryaction wouldworkinthatsituation, 4.LegitimateAuthorityTheactionofmilitaryinterventionhastobeauthorisedbythe SecurityCouncil, 5.ProportionalMeansOnlytheminimumnecessarymilitarymeansarebeingapplied tosecurehumanprotection, 6.ReasonableProspectThemilitaryactionmustsucceedinprotectinghumanlife.It shouldbeconsideredthattheconsequencesofthisactioncouldbeworsethan nonintervention 5.RecommendsthatthevetopowersofthefivepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilcanbe madeinvalidwhenthemajorityoftheothermembersoftheCouncilvoteagainstthevetopowers/ voteforthetemporarydisablementofthevetopowersregardingR2Ponly 6. Calls for further discussion by the international communityto settleondetailsofthelegalframework, suchas: a.Clearguidelinesstatingwhentoconsiderpeaceisestablishedandthatastateisstabilized b. Timeframe for international intervention to retreat and hand back all sovereignty to the subjectedstates c.Prohibitionsentailedinintervention 7. Further encourages the establishment of clear guidelines to regulate the behavior of international

forcesintimesofhumanitarianinterventionsuchas: a.foreignforcesaretoabidebyinternationallawinhostcountries b.rightsofjurisdictionlieinthehandsofhostcountries c.internationalcommunitymustwithdrawforceswhenahostcountrydeclinesintervnetion 8.UrgesallnationsnottoabuseandmanipulatetheprincipleofR2Pby: a.prioritizingthewillofthepeopleofthesubjectedstatesindecidingtheirfuture b.usingmilitaryinterventionasalastresort. 9.Decidestoremainactivelyseizedonthematter.