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    The General Assembly is the principal organ of the United Nations consisting of all UN member states, with each member having a maximum of five representatives. It has various powers and functions including deliberative functions like discussing and making recommendations, supervisory functions over other UN organs, financial functions like approving the UN budget, and elective functions such as admitting new UN members and electing non-permanent Security Council seats. It also plays a role in amending the UN Charter.

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    The General Assembly is the principal organ of the United Nations consisting of all UN member states, with each member having a maximum of five representatives. It has various powers and functions including deliberative functions like discussing and making recommendations, supervisory functions over other UN organs, financial functions like approving the UN budget, and elective functions such as admitting new UN members and electing non-permanent Security Council seats. It also plays a role in amending the UN Charter.

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    THE

    GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    OF
    THE UNITED NATIONS

    Bibashwan Chatterjee
    19BJM1062
    with
    Debojeet Mukherjee
    19BJM1063
    COMPOSITION :

     Principal organ of The United Nation.


     Consists of all the members of The United
    Nation.
     Each member can have maximum five
    representatives.
     At present there are 193 members.

     Last joined – South Sudan.


    VOTING RIGHTS :
     Power of Vote – One member, One VOTE.
     Decisions and declarations made by two-third
    (2/3; majority) of the present members.
     Decisions includes the matter related to :
    1. Maintenance if International Peace &
    Security.
    2. Election of the members :
     Economic and Social Council, and
    Trusteeship Council.
    VOTING RIGHTS :
     Admission of new member of the UN.
     Suspension of Rights & privileges of
    membership.

     Expulsion of members.
     Operations of trusteeship system.

     Budgetary matters.
    POWERS AND FUNCTIONS :

     According to Prof. Leonard’s classification of


    powers and functions of General Assembly as
    following :
    DeliberativeFunctions
    Supervisory Functions

    Financial Functions

    Elective Functions and

    Constituent Functions
    DELIBERATIVE FUNCTIONS
     Functions regarding decisions, discussions,
    studies, declarations and recommendations on
    different matters :
     Matterwithin the scope of present Charter; or Relating to
    functions & powers of other organs.
     Art 12 provides an exceptions to interfere with
    Security Council unless it requests to do so.
     GA consider general principles of cooperation in
    the maintenance of international peace and
    security.
     GA may call attentions of the Security Council to
    situations which are likely to endanger
    international peace and security.
    DELIBERATIVE FUNCTIONS
     Art 13 GA entrusted important responsibilities
    that it can initiate studies &make
    recommendations for the purpose of:
     Promoting international cooperation in political field.
     Encouraging the progressive development of
    international law and its codification.
     Promote the international cooperation in economic,
    social, cultural, educational & health fields & assists in
    the realization of HR & fundamental freedom.
     Limitations :
     Resolution & declarations are not bounding to states.
     Lack of “Domestic Jurisdictions”.
    SUPERVISORY FUNCTIONS
     The GA supervises the functions of other principal
    organs & specialized agencies of UN.
     Particularly exercises sufficient control over :

     Economic and Social Council.


     Trusteeship Council.

     In face these two organs, works as a sub-ordinate


    organs of the GA.
     Security Council and other organs of the UN have
    to submit Annual Reports to the GA.
    FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS

     It considers and approves the budget of UN.


     Expenses of the organizations shall be borne by
    the members of the GA.
     It examine and administrate the budget made
    for the agencies if the UN with a view ti making
    recommendations to the agencies concerned.
     “As GA control purse string, it is a potent
    power”.
    ELECTIVE FUNCTIONS
     Admission of new states to UN

     Decision of the members by two-third (2/3rd ,


    majority) can lead to :

     Election of new state.


     Suspension, expulsion or deprivation of its vote due to
    preventive action taken by Security Council, violation of
    laws of charter and failure to payments of financial
    contribution respectively.
    ELECTIVE FUNCTIONS

     Election of members for other organ of the UN :


     Elects 10 non-permanent members of the Security
    Council.
     Elects 54 members of Economic & Social Council.

     Elects some members of Trusteeship Council.

     Take part in the election of the Judge of the


    International Court of Law.
     Also take part in the appointment of Secretary
    General.
    CONSTITUENT FUNCTIONS

     Take part in the amendments of the Charter.


     The two-thirds of the majority of the members
    pass the Charter.
     And, it should be rectified in accordance with
    the constitutional processes, again by the
    majority of two-third of the members.

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