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Policide ,Police and The UN

Contributor: codc01

Date: 2003-03-14 06:28:46


Yes, but everyone forgets once again that the UN general assembly has the same power as the Security Council if the permanent members cannot agree! So its not so much a circus as people might think.

The following text clearly states the power of the general assembly:
http://www.un.org/Depts/ dhl/landmark/pdf/ares377e.pdf

A small article on its usage in the past:
http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=386906

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