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The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are
A. Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
B. Chili, France and Japan
C. New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA
D. All of the above

Summary The article presents an issue that is of great significance to all nations. It notes a…

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The article presents an issue that is of great significance to all nations. It notes a statement made by Chairman Krushchev, which states, “while there are neutral countries, there are no neutral men.” This statement seems to challenge the stability of international permanent organs, such as the League of Nations and the United Nations.

The article traces the history of the institution called as international civil service, and recalls that the Covenant of the League of Nations did not originally contemplate a Secretariat of an international character. Thus, there was, initially, a need to hire people from different nations in order to secure that interests of such nations are represented in the body and that no one nation could have a monopoly in providing material to the international body.

The first Secretary-General of the League, Sir Eric Drummond, first expressed the principle of an international secretariat. For him, those men and women to be appointed by the Secretary-General should be carefully selected, because upon assumption to power, they would no longer represent the respective countries of which they were citizens; rather, they would become international civil servants. Their duties would already be international in character, and they become the servants of the League of Nations.

International civil service is characterized by three major ideas. First, it has an international composition. Second, international civil servants have international responsibilities. Third, the international Secretariat is an administrative organ that must avoid partisanship. Similar to the concept of civil service in United Kingdom, the civil servant is a neutral officer, who must be separate and distinct from another officer who is authorized to make the political decisions.

Another relevant characteristic of the international civil service is independence. This characteristic, together with international responsibility, bars an international civil servant from receiving instructions from a State. Conversely, states and governments are enjoined to respect such independence and international responsibility of the Secretariat. These principles, which have been mostly founded on the experience of the League of Nations, found expression in various provisions of the UN Charter.

These principles have not been easy to maintain. Article 99 of the UN Charter had caused quite a stir when it opened the door towards the exercise of political discretion by the Secretary-General, contrary to the long settled nature of his power as purely administrative.

The problem with the nature of the power of the Secretary-General arose with the inclusion of new provisions in the Charter of the United Nations that have broken away from the principles set forth in the Covenant of the League of Nations. One such provision can be found in Article 97 of the Charter, which places the Secretary-General to the position of “chief administrative officer of the Organization.”

This provision is a big leap for the Charter, as this station had not been expressly provided in the Covenant. If at all, the office of the Secretary-General rested on implied grant of powers, and not as explicit as Article 97. Thus, this provision mandated that the Secretary-General administer the Organization; this removed the discretion of the principal organs to merely delegate such power to the Secretary-General.

Other original provisions of the Charter are found in Articles 98 and 99. Far from the questions raised by Article 97, these provisions put the very nature of the office of the Secretary-General to controversy.

Article 98 mandates that the Secretary-General shall act in such capacity during the meetings of the organs. However, it adds that he “shall perform such other functions as are entrusted to him by these organs.” This provision clearly allows the organs to delegate some of their functions to the Secretary-General, which functions, in all likelihood, would be political in nature. This provision therefore opens the door to the acquisition of a political role by the Secretary-General.

Article 99 then opens the floodgates to more controversial issues. This provision allows the Secretary-General to bring matters to the attention of the Security Council. More importantly, it gives the Secretary-General the power to “conduct inquiries and engage in informal diplomatic activity in regard to matters which ‘may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.’”

Such discretionary powers certainly convert the nature of the office of the Secretary-General from a neutral administrative office to a political one.

Despite these developments, it is believed that the post of the Secretary-General remains a neutral one, provided that neutrality is defined as freedom from the influence of national interests and pressures. The conflict is therefore reconciled by viewing the political powers of the Secretary-General as having an international, and not a national, basis.

Other conflicts, such as the inevitable effect of national interest on the appointed staff of the Secretary-General likewise arose to test the neutrality of the Secretariat. Nevertheless, history proved that the United Nations succeeded in keeping its civil servants responsible to the Organization alone and not to their respective nations.

The international civil servant sure has a lot resting on his shoulders. He is expected to remain unaffected by national pressures. He must make sure that sympathies and antipathies do not cloud his judgment. Thus, his only standard when performing his duties is whether his actions are guided by the goals and rules set by the Organization he serves.

Questions and Discussions:
What is the issue discussed in the article?

The article discussed the issue of neutrality of the office of the Secretary-General. It discussed the development of the position from the time it was conceptualized in the Covenant of the League of Nations up to the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations.

The article discussed how the recent additions to the UN Charter affected the initially neutral and solely administrative function of the Secretary-General. The article likewise discussed how the seeming contradiction can be reconciled so that the provisions of the Charter would not contradict each other.

How does the UN Charter maintain the neutrality of international civil servants?

The UN Charter mandates that appointees of the Secretary-General become internationally responsible officials to the Organization, and no longer to their respective countries. The Charter recognizes that international civil servants should not be neuters who are unaware and apathetic of the concerns of their nations; however, the Charter demands that such concerns be disregarded when the international civil servant acts in the performance of his office.

References

Hammarskjold, D. (1961). The International Civil Servant in Law and in Fact.

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According to Shaw and Lee (Ch. 7, the head-complement model of family structure and power tends to encourage women to work in the labor force and then put in another’s day’s work in the home. True____ False____ In 1963, 60% of married women with children were working True____ False ____ As discussed in class, the following issues often challenge women’s advancement in the work place: a. Women often lack significant management experience to get the top jobs. b. Women are not included in the informal networks that are critical to success c. Women often choose lower level jobs d. (a) and (b) e. All of the above In the “Constitutional Argument,” Susan B. Anthony said that it was an injustice that women should have to endure taxation without being allowed into military service. True___ False ___ 5. The author of “Delinquent Girls” (Doyle Hugmeyer) suggests that, over time, girls have a lesser number of arrests for ‘status” offenses. True____ False ____ 6. In the context of Susan B. Anthony’s speech “Constitutional Argument,” what crime was she accused of committing: a. contempt of court in asserting her right to vote b. physically attempting to vote c. gathering signatures for a petition for women’s suffrage 7. The European way of living, according to Audre Lorde, relies solely upon: a. Emotion b. Objectivity c. Ideas and cognition d. All of the above 8. Doyle Hagmeyer suggests that the juvenile justice system perpetuates gender oppression for girls. True_____ False _____ 9. Within most US families, power is assigned primarily according to gender and age. True ___ False_____ 10. Emma Goldman wrote that the institution of marriage made women a a. Shrew b. Parasite c. Tyrant d. Trophy 11. In “Betrayed by the Angel,” Davis wrote that during her rape she a. Fought for her life b. Was worried about being killed c. Screamed and yelled d. Was relatively passive e. Both (a) and (c) f. Both (b) and (d) 12. The ways that boys tend to be given more freedom in the family than girls to explore and experience their sexuality is an example of: a. Heterosexism b. Double standard of sexual conduct c. Gender ambiguity d. Both (b) and (c) e. All of the above 13. In “Beyond the Politics of Inclusion,” on violence and women of color, Smith calls for what framework for addressing violence? a. Local grassroots decision-making b. Human rights focus c. International treaties d. All of the above 14. According to UNICEF, approximately 30% of females trafficked for the sex trade are minor children or teenagers. True ____ False____ 15 . In analyzing issues around women and labor, the following working concepts are key: a. Unionizing b. Work-life balance c. Sexual harassment d. Glass ceiling issues e. Gendered allocation of work f. All of the above g. (b),(c), (d) and (e) 16. According to Diane Halpern, “the silent revolution” refers to: a. Increasing demands on corporations by working mothers b. The steadfast increase of mothers with young children into the workforce. c. Women’s activism in the labor movement d.(a) and (b) 17. According to Diane Halpern of the American Psychological Association, the world of work is currently organized around two income earners. True_____ False_____ 18. In “Fear of Feminism”, Hogeland says there is no distinction between gender consciousness and feminist consciousness. True____ False ____ 19. Approximately 66% of married women with a child under 2 are working in the USA True___ False ___ 20. In a study conducted by Catalyst, top women managers perceived women to be better at “take care” behaviors. True ____ False____ ESSAY QUESTIONS Each question should take NO LESS than 3 PARAGRAPHS in a 12 point font (should I choose to print it) Please note that exams that do not meet these parameters will not be accepted. WARNING: Please REFRAIN from over using direct quotes from the texts. They take up space that you could use to articulate your argument. This could DISQUALIFY the question if it is not supported by your ideas and thoughts. Thank you. 1- In our final slide, I discuss the top ten concerns of college women in the US according to a University of Michigan survey. Please choose among the concerns listed and, using class materials and content, discuss 3 of them according to your perspective. BE SURE TO SUPPORT your arguments and statements with class materials from discussions to readings. 2- Chapter 13 closes the book by revisiting the promise of gender studies and discussing how feminist practice may improve the quality of women’s lives in contemporary U.S. society. It discusses activism and the way individuals, groups, and communities can work to effect change and explores issues associated with feminist activism. What does it mean to say that all knowledge is associated with power? Please discuss one of the 3 social trends in terms of changing future population as discussed in the text? What is meant by global feminism and why is it important today? Shaw and Lee text and Valenti text

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The study examined the independent board structure adopted by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and issues of board process including board roles, calibre and structure. Data collection consisted of indepth semi-structured interviews of NZC senior management/board members, supplemented by archival document review and analysis. The findings, although not generalisable across the whole nonprofit sport sector, supported the literature on the roles and calibre of board members in an independent board structure. Due to increasingly professional operations and growth of commercialisation in sport, expertise in commercial aspects was noted as required. Given the majority of non-profit sport organisations’ federated structure, collaborative governance theory appears to be an area of future research when evolving from a delegate to independent or hybrid governance model.

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