Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 to Nuclear Fuel Resources - Selected Case Studies

The chapter comments on Tiyanjana Maluwa’s analysis of the contestation of value-based norms. It first, referring to the metaphor of the ‘eyes of the beholder’ and the song by Metallica with the same title, answers the question ‘Do I see what you see?’ Second, it is interested in coming closer to an intersubjective ‘truth’, that is a shared understanding for determining the alleged erosion of international law or the value-based legal norms of the United Nations (UN) Charter. By focusing on one of Maluwa’s case studies, it illustrates how conceptual choices may predetermine findings. In other words, they guide ‘into what you read’. Finally, it argues in favour of being more explicit about these choices to let others ‘see what I see’ and therefore to be transparent about the type and form of contestation one seeks to explain.

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20. International organizations in world politics

The Globalization of World Politics ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198739852.003.0020 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Susan Park

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

United Nations ◽

Case Studies ◽

International Monetary Fund ◽

International Organizations ◽

World Politics ◽

Democratic Deficit ◽

The United Nations ◽

The International Monetary Fund

This chapter examines the role that international organizations play in world politics. It explains what international organizations are, whether we need international organizations in international relations, and what constraints and opportunities exist for international organizations to achieve their mandates. The chapter also considers the reasons why states create international organizations and how we can analyse the behaviour of such organizations. Two case studies are presented: the first is about the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the G77, and the second is about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the interests of money-centre banks. There is also an Opposing Opinions box that asks whether international organizations suffer from a ‘democratic deficit’.

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T. Petr (Ed.). Inland fisheries in multiple-purpose river basin planning and development in tropical Asia countries. Three case studies = FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 265.–166 p., 29 fig., 30 tables. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1985. ISBN 92-5-102327-1

Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie ◽

10.1002/iroh.19870720208 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 72 (2) ◽

pp. 224-224

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Case Studies ◽

River Basin ◽

Tropical Asia ◽

Technical Paper ◽

Inland Fisheries ◽

Food And Agriculture ◽

Food And Agriculture Organization ◽

River Basin Planning ◽

The United Nations

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Cutting the Gordian Knot: Is an Effective Cooperation Regime for Marine Scientific Research in Northeast Asia Feasible?

The Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law ◽

10.1163/22134484-12340157 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 243-280

Author(s):

Minchul Kim

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Case Studies ◽

International Institutions ◽

Northeast Asia ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Law Of The Sea ◽

Joint Research ◽

Modus Vivendi ◽

United Nations Convention ◽

The United Nations

Abstract This article considers an approach for achieving an effective cooperation regime for marine scientific research (MSR) in Northeast Asia. Specifically, it addresses the causes of MSR-related disputes in undelimited maritime areas and explores its reality in Northeast Asia through case studies. It further examines the legality of unilateral research or survey activities in undelimited maritime areas, considering Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Based on such discussions, it offers suggestions for realizing a cooperative regime for MSR. This article’s primary argument is that it is worth considering a regime-building suggestion in alignment with the original spirit of MSR, despite the challenges it may entail. To that end, it emphasizes that efforts should be made to remove the causes of disputes and recommends a cooperative regime led by international institutions and a joint research regime as a modus vivendi.

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