Introduction to the United Nations - 04: A Study of the UN Charter

This lecture examines the wording and language of the Charter of the United Nations. It continues the discussion from the previous lecture on the history of the UN's founding as a combination of Great Power politics and collective input from participating members. It also finishes up the first section of class on a history of multilateralism and the creation of the UN. We examine various Articles of the Charter and point to how each of the sub-organizations of the UN function: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council. International Court of Justice, and the now defunct Trusteeship Council. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 - 00:07:27 - Introduction and Class Housekeeping 00:07:27 - 00:12:24 - An Examination of the UN Charter 00:12:14 - 00:19:30 - Preamble to the Charter 00:19:30 - 00:25:23 - Articles 1 and 2 00:25:23 - 00:25:46 - Articles 7 and 8: Organization 00:25:46 - 00:34:02 - Articles 75 - 91: The Trusteeship Council 00:34:02 - 00:47:26 - Articles 9 - 22: The General Assembly 00:47:26 - 00:57:01 - Articles 23 - 32: The Security Council 00:57:01 - 01:06:01 - Articles 61 - 72: The Economic and Social Council 01:06:01 - 01:11:30 - Articles 97 - 101: The UN Secretariat 01:11:30 - 01:18:45 - Articles 92 - 96 : The International Court of Justice 01:18:45 - 01:30:55 - Takeaways on the Charter