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With reference to the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, answer the following : (a) Mention any three functions of the International Court of Justice. (b) State the composition of the General Assembly. (c) State any two functions of the UNICEF and any two functions of WHO. |
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Answer» (a) Three functions of the International Court of Justice : (i) The International Court of Justice enjoys compulsory jurisdiction in two ways. Firstly, disputes regarding arising under the treaties are dealt by the Court. Secondly, disputes regarding interpretation of international law and compensation for violating any international rule or law are also handled by the Court. (ii) A country may refer a dispute to the Court. If any other country/countries decide to defend itself/themselves, the Court accepts it as consent to the case. (iii) It codifies international law after detailed study of international convention, customs, judgments and general principles of law. (b) Composition of the General Assembly : The General Assembly is the main deliberative assembly of the United Nations. Composed of all United Nations member states, the assembly meets in regular yearly sessions under a president elected from among the member states. (c) Two functions of the UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) : (i) To cooperate with developing countries in their efforts to protect children from adversity. (ii) To assist in planning and extension services that would benefit children. Two functions of the WHO (World Health Organization) : (i) The WHO helps different countries to reinforce their health system by building infrastructure, particularly health, manpower, health institutions and services for the individual family and the community. (ii) It promotes research associated with appropriate technologies in context to all the aspects of environmental safety, mental health, control of specific diseases, medical care, prevention of accidents and rehabilitation. |
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