STUDY GUIDE

INTERNATIONAL MUN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
01) The United Nations & International

Model United Nations ................................... 04

02) General Research and Preparation ............... 05

03) Position Papers .............................................. 07

04) Rules and Procedure ...................................... 07

05) Rules Governing Debate ................................. 08

06) Rules Governing Speeches ............................. 09

07) Rules Governing Substantive Matters ............ 10

08) Rules Governing Voting .................................. 11

09. International Court of Justice:

Rules & Procedure........................................... 13

10. Documentations Guidelines ........................... 15

11. Awards Structure & Code of Conduct ............. 17

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UNITED NATIONS & INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS
obligations that they have assumed under the
AN INTRODUCTION Charter, that international disputes are to be
The United Nations (UN) was created in the aftermath of World resolved by peaceful means, and that the
War II in an effort to avert future world conflict. The victorious organization is not to intervene in matters
states hoped that they could continue to foster cooperation and essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any
find a new mechanism of collective security through the UN. Its state.
charter was ratified on 24 October 1945. While the Cold War The UN is headquartered in New York and is
between the United States and the Soviet Union called into composed of five organs (not including the
question the plausibility of these goals, its end and other recent Secretariat). At the center is the 193-member
developments have renewed the hope for international peace and General Assembly that is composed of seven main
cooperation. Indeed, with over three times as many members as committees and various subsidiary and related
at its inception, the United Nations is now closer than ever to bodies. The GA serves primarily as a forum for
fulfilling the principles on which it was founded. discussing general issues including international
Its principal purposes, as found in Article I of its Charter, are as peace and security; the realization of human rights
follows:
and fundamental freedoms for all; international
1) to maintain international peace and security; 2) to collaboration in economic, social, cultural,
develop friendly relations among nations based on educational, and health fields; the structure and
respect for the principle of equal rights and self- function of the UN; and the UN budget. Able to
determination of peoples; 3) to cooperate in solving establish committees and other bodies to study and
international problems of an economic, social, report on specific issues, the GA receives and
cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting considers reports from all other UN organs.
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms Although the decisions of the Assembly have no
for all; and 4) to be a center for harmonizing the binding legal force upon members, they carry the
actions of nations in attaining these common ends. weight of the moral authority of the world
The UN believes that all nations are sovereign and community.
equal, that members are to fulfill in good faith the International Model United Nations (IMUN) brings
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youth together from around the world to learn and for the value of compromise. Intensive committee
share ideas from a diverse set of experiences and sessions challenge the delegates and hone skills of
backgrounds where the Executive board, communication, all the while discovering the art of
International Press and International delegates diplomacy. By providing an alternative to the
consolidate to learn about diplomacy, International multiple resolution approach, we intend to
relations and the United Nations. Since it's inception, demonstrate how the UN can be used to solve
IMUN has strived to create a community of ambitious problems effectively. International diplomacy is
and talented delegates from all corners of the globe most successful when nations
who feel passionately about our future and recognize are able to find common ground between national
their power to mold it. IMUN is driven by an policies and national interests. To encourage this
educational mission that intends to shed light on the sort of compromise, we allow only one resolution
importance of collaboration, the art of diplomacy and in the committees. We thereby encourage all key
the value of key skills such as research, public actors in a dispute to reach an agreement. Without
speaking, debate and negotiation. Above all, we hope violating his or her national interests, a delegate at
that the lessons learned from IMUN conferences will IMUN must be prepared to negotiate accordingly.
inspire and empower delegates to form a voice At IMUN, we place a higher premium on the
beyond the committee room. We hope this process of collaboration, negotiation, and
experience will challenge students to think critically problem-solving than on the product. We hope to
about policy and to drive change in their own make the best possible use of the short three-day
communities. The theme of this IMUN’s conferences period in which delegates must work out solutions
is “Where Your Voice Matters!”, and we are to problems that occupy professional diplomats
committed to delivering a truly meaningful and for months and even years. We feel that passing a
inspiring experience in IMUN conferences. good resolution, although a satisfying end to
IMUN is more than simply a simulation of the UN. It heated debate, should not be considered an end in
is a unique opportunity for high school students to itself. The way delegates “play the game” and
discover and cultivate interests in international negotiate successfully is much more vital to the
diplomacy and negotiation. Delegates have the learning experience.
opportunity to learn first-hand about the strengths
and weaknesses of the UN and gain an appreciation -
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GENERAL RESEARCH AND PREPARATION
IMUN strives to educate students in international affairs by conducting a simulation of the foremost international body, the United
Nations. Model UN is an educational exercise, where individual exploration and hands-on learning are fundamental. The IMUN
conference should be the culmination of months of hard work. Pre-conference preparation is a prerequisite for success.
There are three equally important aspects of delegate preparation; functional, substantive, and positional preparation. Functional
preparation equips the delegates with basic tools, including an understanding of the rules, necessary to perform in committee. The
substantive element provides a groundwork of specific information on the topic area. Finally, positional preparation requires the
student to adopt an international perspective. With this in mind, the Secretariat of IMUN provides a variety of tools to aid you. Please
find the required material for reference and understanding in this document.

IMUN STUDY GUIDE

Preparation and practice always makes you conquer your desire. This study guide will help you to survive not only in committee
sessions but also during the rest of the conference, so let’s start with the basic questions; With this in mind, the Secretariat of IMUN
Malaysia provides a variety of tools to aid you. Please find the required material for reference and understanding in this document.

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WHAT IS MODEL UN?
Model UN or MUN (Model United Nations) also known as simulation of United Nations, is an educational or
academic activity in which students act as a diplomat and represent their allocated countries in simulation of
different UN committees and special agencies, such conferences organized by high schools, colleges, universities
as well as different NGO’s who associate or work under the umbrella of United Nations. At the end of most
conferences, student’s hard work and their performance is judged by the chairman and director of committees,
which is appreciated as outstanding diplomacy or best delegate award.

This is how delegates represent themselves or recognize by the chairperson or judges.

Take a look at the IMUN’18 UNSC video and see how delegates actually act in committee sessions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LBR5tVBNYI&t=1s

Next stage after country & committee has been assigned to the delegates is to research. Every committee will be
given with a study guide.
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WHAT IS A STUDY GUIDE & HOW TO STUDY THE STUDY GUIDE

STUDY GUIDE
A Roadmap
Chairs Point of view
Focus on headings
Concentrate on QARMA
(Questions that resolution must address)

Research is to be done on the basis of the following :

General Research
Country Related Research
Country related research with respect to a specific topic
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GENERAL RESEARCH ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING

GENERAL RESEARCH
History, definitions of technical or different terminologies, the origin of topics
Major causes, major issues, the origin of those issues
Infected countries, countries who are in favour for this and who are against to this
Past or current Frameworks on it, current laws related to international laws

Role of UN-related to topics, past and current resolutions of UN, discussions

related to the topic in UNGA, UNSC or any specialised agencies,
Solutions, consequences, creation or proposing solutions and frameworks

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COUNTRY RELATED RESEARCH

COUNTRY RELATED RESEARCH

Economy, GDP, HDI, cultural knowledge, geographical areas, borders sharing, allies
and enemies, Foreign Policy, trade relations, economic relations, political and social
relations,
More importantly, sanctions and embargoes
Constitutions of your country

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COUNTRY RELATED RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO A TOPIC
Is your country neutral, against and in-favour to the topic?

Topic history related to your country, what happened in the past, what is going on now, and
what has been decided for the future?
Previous resolutions that your country voted for and whether they rectified their vote,
current developments related to topics, what kind of framework and laws have been
implemented or in the process to be implemented further.
Role of government related to topic, frameworks, and policies
Role of UN-related to the topic in your country

Current situations related to the topic

Internationally credible news agencies
Websites of other major international organisations i.e. European Union, NATO, ASEAN,
African Union, Amnesty International, Human rights watch, ICRC

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PREPARATION RESOURCES AND UN LIBRARIES

PREPARATION RESOURCES AND UN LIBRARIES

Yearbook of the United Nations (https://unyearbook.un.org/)

United Nations Chronicle (https://unchronicle.un.org/)

United Nations: Indexes/Databases (https://libguides.utk.edu/c.php?g=188554&p=1246096)
UNDEX (1970-1978)
(https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9119221?q&versionId=10566466)
Resolutions and Decisions from 1970 to present
(https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/Resolutions/70s.html)
United Nations Security Council (https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/)

UN Library (http://research.un.org/en/docs/resolutions )

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WHAT IS A POSITION PAPER AND HOW TO MAKE POSITION
PAPER IN MODEL UN?
Making a position paper is always a crucial task, as you need to refine your entire research and
take the guidance from your study guides, before driving your position paper. Basically position
paper is a document that tells your country stance according to the topic either in favour, neutral
or against(fully infected with issue in hand) or you can say where your country stands as per the
topic, there are some important areas that you need to focus on in order to generate an ideal
position paper. Remember not everything needs to be mentioned in it, keep the things with you
as your trump card, as in some conferences your position paper is shared to the entire
international community; which may causes you harm as you will be revealing your weak points,
plus point and trump cards to others as well, so be specific, concrete and to the point during the
session. So, given below are the main aspects as follow:

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POSITION PAPER
Introduction to the topic according to your
country

02 History of topic

03
Past and current initiatives, government policies,
current situations.

04 Frameworks and future projects

05 Some Solutions

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MANDATORY PRECAUTIONS
Font size 10

Heading size 12

Font style (Garamond)

Each topic will not exceed than 1 page, For UNSC delegates there is only 1 topic, so 1

page is good enough.

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IMUN 2019 PLAGIARISM POLICY
Only 15% plagiarism is allowed in making

position paper; if it will be more than that

your paper will be cancelled and will not be

nominated for position paper award.

If any of the draft resolutions is found more

than 15% plagiarism, it will be rejected and

the delegate will not get any award on it.

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RULES
GOVERNING
DEBATE
 01 SCOPE
SCOPE

These rules apply to the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the
Regional Bodies, the Security Council, and the Historical Security Council, except for
modifications provided by the Secretariat, and will be considered adopted in advance
for the session. Other committees are run according to rules set by the Chairman of
the committees, however, ICJ rules and procedures are different from it which is
mentioned in this kit.

02 LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE

English will be the official and working language of the conference.

03 DELEGATIONS
DELIGATIONS

Each member state will be represented by one or two delegates and shall have one
vote on each committee. Representatives of accredited observers will have the same
rights as those of full members, except that they may not sign or vote on resolutions
or amendments. The Secretary-General will provide a list of member states and
accredited observers for each committee.
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 04 PARTICIPATION OF NON-MEMBERS
PARTICIPATION OF
NON-MEMBERS
A guest speaker, expert witness, or representative of an entity who is neither a
member of the committee nor an accredited observer may address a committee only
with the prior approval of the committee chairperson.

05 CREDENTIALS
CREDENTIALS

The credentials of all delegations have been accepted upon registration. The
Secretary-General shall be the final arbiter of the validity of all credentials. Any
representative to whose admission a member objects will provisionally be seated with
the same rights as other representatives, pending a decision from the Secretary-
General.

06 STATEMENTS BY THE SECRETARIAT

STATEMENT BY
THE SECRETARIAT

The Secretary-General or a member of the Secretariat whom he or she designates

may at any time make either written or oral statements to the committee.

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 COMMITTEE STAFF
GENERAL POWERS OF THE
07 GENERAL POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF
The Director/ Committee Chairperson will declare the opening and closing of each
meeting and may propose the adoption of any procedural motion to which there is no
significant objection. The Moderator will direct discussions, accord the right to speak,
put questions, announce decisions, rule on points of order, and ensure and enforce
the observance of these rules. The Moderator may temporarily transfer his duties to
another member of the Committee staff or other designates of the
Director/Committee Chairperson. Committee staff members may also advise
delegations on the course of the debate. In the exercise of these functions, the
Committee staff will be at all times subject to these rules and responsible to the
Secretary-General.

08 APPEAL
APPEAL

Any decision of the Moderator, with the exception of those matters for which the
Committee Rules of Procedure explicitly prohibit appeal, may be appealed
immediately by a delegate. The Moderator may speak briefly in defence of the ruling.
The appeal will then be put to a vote, and the decision of the Moderator will stand
unless overruled by a two-thirds majority. The Director has ultimate discretion on any
ruling, whether it is appealed successfully or not.
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 QUORUM 09 QUORUM
The Director/ Committee Chairperson may declare a Committee open and permit
debate to proceed when at least one-fourth of the voting members of the
Committee is present. A member of the Committee is considered present if at least
one delegate representing that member is in the Committee-chamber. The
presence of a majority of the members will be required for the vote on any
substantive motion. A quorum will be assumed to be present unless specifically
challenged by a Point of Order and shown to be absent. A roll call is never required
to determine the presence of a quorum.

10 ELECTRONIC DEVICES
PARTICIPATION OF
NON-MEMBERS

No laptops, tablets computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices may be

used in the Committee room during the formal debate or moderated caucus.
Computers may be used outside the Committee room at any time, or in the
Committee room during the unmoderated caucus.

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CREDENTIALS
11 SETTING THE AGENDA
The first order of business for the Committee shall be the consideration of the
order in which Agenda items shall be discussed. A Motion to Set the Agenda should
be made and will require second. In raising this Motion, the Delegate must state
which topic the Delegate wants to discuss first. If no delegate wishes to oppose the
Motion, it shall automatically be considered as adopted by the Committee. If there
are any objections to this Motion, a speakers’ list will be established for and against
the Motion, both of which will have two speakers each. A Motion to Close Debate
on the Setting of the Agenda will only be in order after the Committee has heard
the requisite two speakers for and two speakers against the Motion to Set the
Agenda. When a speaker proposes to close debate on the setting of the Agenda,
there will be two speeches against the Motion to Close Debate on the Setting of the
Agenda; unless only one Delegate wishes to oppose the Motion to Close Debate on
the Setting of the Agenda. Speakers speaking in favour of a Motion to Close Debate
are not required. Only after the speeches against closing debate have been heard,
shall the Motion to Close Debate on the Setting of the Agenda be voted on. When
the debate is closed, the Committee will move to an immediate vote on the Motion

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 to Set the Agenda wherein a simple majority is required to pass the Motion. If the Motion
fails, the other topic will automatically be placed first on the Agenda. The votes to put an
Agenda item first, and to close debate, as described in this Rule, are both procedural
votes, following procedural voting procedure. In the case that the Provisional Agenda of
the Committee consists of only one topic; that topic A shall be adopted with neither
discussion nor vote.

13 UNMODERATED CAUCUS
UNMODERATED CAUCUS

An unmoderated caucus temporarily suspends formal debate and allows members

to discuss ideas informally in the committee room. A motion for an unmoderated
caucus is in order at any time when the floor is open, prior to closure of debate. The
delegate making the motion may briefly explain the purpose of the motion and
specify a time limit for the caucus, not to exceed twenty minutes. The motion will be
put to a vote immediately, and a simple majority is required for passage. The
Moderator may rule the motion dilatory and his or her decision is not subject to
appeal. The Moderator may prematurely end an unmoderated caucus if the
Moderator feels that the caucus has ceased to be productive, and this decision is
not subject to appeal.
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MODERATED CAUCUS 14 MODERATED CAUCUS
The purpose of the moderated caucus is to facilitate a substantive debate at critical
junctures in the discussion. A motion for a moderated caucus is in order at any time
when the floor is open, prior to closure of debate. The delegate making the motion
must briefly specify a topic, a speaking time, and an overall time limit, not to exceed
twenty minutes, for the caucus. Once raised, the motion will be voted on
immediately, with a simple majority required for passage. The Moderator may rule
the motion dilatory and his or her decision is not subject to appeal. If the motion
passes, the Moderator will call on delegates to speak at his or her discretion for the
stipulated time. Only speeches will be counted against the overall time of the
caucus, and each speaker will be counted as taking up the full duration of the
speaking time. If no delegates wish to speak, the moderated caucus will
immediately conclude, even if time remains in the caucus. The moderator may also
decide, subject to appeal, to suspend the caucus early.

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CLOSURE OF DEBATE 15 CLOSURE OF DEBATE
When the floor is open, a delegate may move to close debate on the substantive or
procedural matter under discussion. The Moderator may, subject to appeal, a rule
such a motion dilatory. When closure of debate is moved, the Moderator may
recognise up to two speakers against the motion. No speaker in favour of the
motion will be recognized. Closure of debate requires a two-thirds wish to add their
name to the list, the debate on the topic at hand is immediately closed.

16 SUSPENSION OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING

CLOSURE OF DEBATE

Whenever the floor is open, a delegate may move for the suspension of the
meeting, to suspend all Committee functions until the next meeting, or for the
adjournment of the meeting, to suspend all Committee functions for the duration
of the Conference. A motion to adjourn will not be in order until three-quarters of
the time scheduled for the last session has elapsed. The Moderator may rule such
motions dilatory; this decision is not subject to appeal. When in order, such a
motion will not be debated but will be immediately put to a vote and will require a
simple majority to pass.

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CLOSURE OF DEBATE 17 POSTPONEMENT AND RESUMPTION OF DEBATE
Whenever the floor is open, a delegate may move for the postponement of debate
on a resolution or amendment currently on the floor. The motion, otherwise
known as “tabling,” will require a two-thirds majority to pass and will be debated by
two speakers in favour and two opposed. No debate or action will be allowed on
any resolution or amendment on which debate has been postponed, and if the
debate on a resolution or amendment has not been resumed before the debate is
closed, that resolution or amendment may not be voted upon. A motion to resume
debate on an amendment or resolution on which debate has been postponed will
require a simple majority to pass and will be debated by two speakers in favour
and two opposed. Resumption of the debate will cancel the effects of
postponement of debate.

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SPEAKERS LIST
18 SPEAKERS LIST
The Committee will have an open speakers list for the topic area being discussed.
Separate speakers lists will be established as needed for motions to set the agenda
and debate on amendments. A delegation present may add its name to the
speaker’s list by submitting a request in writing to the Chair, provided that
delegation is not already on the speaker’s list, and may similarly remove their name
from the list by a similar request in writing. At his or her discretion (usually only
when a new speakers list is opened) the Moderator may solicit nations to be added
to the speaker’s list by raising their placard.

19 SPEECHES
SPEECHES

No delegate may address a session without having previously obtained the

permission of the Moderator. The Moderator may call a speaker to order if his or
her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion, or offensive to
committee members or staff. Delegates who are absent when recognized by the
dais automatically forfeit their time and debate will continue.

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SPEAKING TIME 20 SPEAKING TIME
When any speakers list is opened, the speaking time is automatically set to one
minute. Delegates may also motion to set a new speaking time at any time when
points or motions are in order during formal debate. This motion requires a simple
majority to pass.

21 YIELDS
YIELDS

A delegate granted the right to speak from a speakers list may, after speaking, yield
in one of three ways: to another delegate, to questions, or to the Chair.

Yield to another delegate:

Any remaining time will be given to that delegate, who may not, however, then yield
any remaining time. To turn the floor over to a co- delegate is not considered a
yield.

Yield to questions
Questioners will be selected by the Moderator and limited to one question each.
Follow-up questions will be allowed only at the discretion of the Moderator. Only
the speaker’s answers to questions will be deducted from the speaker’s remaining
time.
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 Yield to the chair
Such a yield should be made if the delegate has finished speaking and does not
wish his or her speech to be subject to comments. The Moderator will then move to
the next speaker. Yield to the chair is in order, but not automatic, when a speaker’s
time has elapsed.

Yields are in order only on substantive speeches and not during the moderated
caucus.

22 COMMENTS
COMMENTS

If a substantive speech is followed by no yields, the Moderator may recognize two

delegations, other than the initial speaker, to comment for thirty seconds each on
the specific content of the speech just completed. Commenters may not yield. No
comments will be in order during debate on procedural motions, moderated
caucus, or debate on amendments.

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RIGHT OF REPLY 23 RIGHT OF REPLY
A delegate whose personal or national integrity has been impugned by another
delegate may request in writing a Right of Reply. The Reply, if granted, will take the
form of a thirty-second speech. The Moderator’s decision whether to grant the
Right of Reply cannot be appealed, and a delegate granted a Right of Reply will not
address the committee until requested to do so by the Moderator.

24 POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Whenever a delegate experiences personal discomfort which impairs his or her

ability to participate in the proceedings, he or she may rise to a Point of Personal
Privilege to request that the discomfort is corrected. While a Point of Personal
Privilege may interrupt a speaker, delegates should use this power with the utmost
discretion.

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POINT OF ORDER 25 POINT OF ORDER
During the discussion of any matter, a delegate may rise to a Point of Order to
indicate an instance of improper use of parliamentary procedure. The Point of
Order will be immediately ruled upon by the Moderator in accordance with these
rules of procedure. The Moderator may rule out of order those points that are
dilatory or improper; such a decision cannot be appealed. A representative rising to
a Point of Order may not speak on the substance of the matter under discussion. A
Point of Order may only interrupt a speaker when the speech itself is not following
proper parliamentary procedure.

26 POINT OF PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

POINT OF
PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

When the floor is open, a delegate may rise to a Point of Parliamentary Inquiry to
ask the Chair a question regarding the rules of procedure. A Point of Parliamentary
Inquiry may never interrupt a speaker. Delegates with substantive questions should
not rise to this Point, but should rather approach the Committee staff during
caucus or send a note to the dais. This point should also be raised if a delegate is
unsure whether the Chair’s decision on a matter complies with the rules of
procedure.
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WORKING PAPERS 27 WORKING PAPERS
Delegates may propose working papers for Committee consideration. Working
papers are intended to aid the Committee in its discussion and formulation of
resolutions and need not be written in resolution format. Working papers are not
official documents, and do not require a formal introduction, but do require the
signature of the Director to be copied and distributed. Working papers do not have
signatories.

28 RESOLUTIONS
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

A resolution may be introduced when it receives the approval of the Director and is
signed by 25 members in General Assembly committees, 8 members in the Economic
and Social Council committees and Regional Bodies, and 5 members in the Security
Council and Historical Security Council. Signing a resolution need not indicate support
of the resolution, and the signatory has no further rights or obligations and may sign
more than one draft resolution. There are no official sponsors of resolutions. The
Director’s decision not to sign a resolution or amendment may not be appealed.
Resolutions require a simple majority to pass unless otherwise stated in specific
Committee rules. More than one resolution may be on the floor at any one time, but at
most one resolution may be passed per topic area.

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INTRODUCING RESOLUTIONS 29 INTRODUCING RESOLUTIONS
Once a resolution has been approved as stipulated above and has been copied and
distributed, a delegate may make a motion to introduce the resolution. This
motionrequires only authorizationby the Moderator. Thedaisstaff, timepermitting,
maychoose to read the operative clauses of the resolution. Once a draft resolution
has been introduced and distributed, the Moderator may entertain non-substantive
clarificatory points, typically used to address typographical, spelling, or punctuation
errors. A resolution will remain on the floor until the debate is postponed or a
resolution on that topic area has been passed.

30 AMENDMENTS
AMENDMENTS

Delegates may amend any resolution that has been introduced. An amendment
must have the approval of the Director and the signatures of 12 members in the
General Assembly, 4 members in the Economic and Social Council and Regional
Bodies, and 3 members in the Security Council and Historical Security Council.
Amendments to amendments are out of order; however, an amended part of a
resolution may be further amended. There are
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no official sponsors of amendments and all amendments on the floor must be
debated and voted upon:
An approved amendment may be introduced when the floor is open. General
debate will be suspended and two speakers lists will be established, one for and
one against the amendment. The debate will alternate between each list.
A motion to close debate will be in order after the Committee has heard two
speakers for the motion and two against, or when one of the speaker’s lists is
exhausted. In accordance with the normal procedure described in Rule 15, the
Moderator will recognize two speakers against the motion to close debate, and a
2/3 majority is required for closure of debate on the agenda.
When the debate is closed on the amendment, the Committee will move to an
immediate vote. Votes on amendments are substantive votes. After the vote, the
debate will return to the general speaker’s list.

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RULES
GOVERNING
VOTING
DIVISION OF THE QUESTION 31 DIVISION OF THE QUESTION
After debate on a topic area or amendment has been closed, a delegate may move
to divide the question on any item which is about to be voted on. Division of the
question means that a specified set of operative clauses may be voted on
separately from the rest. Perambulatory clauses may not be removed by the
division of the question. The motion may be debated to the extent of two speakers
for and two speakers against. This motion requires a simple majority to pass:

If the motion passes, the Moderator will accept proposals on how to divide the
question. Such proposals may divide the question into two or more parts. After
all, proposals have been accepted, the Moderator will arrange them from most
severe to least, and each will be voted on, in that order. If no division passes, the
resolution remains intact.

If any proposal passes, all other proposals are discarded and the resolution or
amendment is divided accordingly. A substantive vote must then be taken on
each divided part to determine whether or not it is included in the final draft. A
simple majority is required for inclusion of each part. After all divided

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 parts have been voted on, those that were voted to be included are recombined
into the final draft resolution, which must then be voted upon under regular rules
of procedure. If all of the operative parts of the substantive proposal are rejected,
the proposal will be considered to have been rejected as a whole.

32 REORDERING RESOLUTIONS
REORDERING RESOLUTIONS

The default order in which resolutions are voted on is the order in which they were
introduced. After debate on a topic has been closed, a delegate may motion to
change the order in which resolutions on the Committee floor will be voted on.
Such a motion must specify the desired order. Once such a motion has been made,
the Moderator will accept alternative proposals for ordering. This motion takes
precedence over a motion to divide the question on a resolution. Proposals will be
voted on in the order in which they were received and require a simple majority to
pass; once a proposal has been passed, all others are discarded and resolutions will
be voted on in that order.

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33 VOTING
Once Committee is in voting procedure and all relevant motions have been
entertained, the committee will vote on the resolutions on the floor. Voting occurs
on each resolution in succession; once a resolution has been passed, no further
resolutions will be voted on. In all matters, both substantive and procedural, each
country will have one vote. Each vote may be a “Yes,” “No,” or “Abstain.” All matters
will be voted upon by placards, except in the case of a roll other Committees. In a
roll call vote, the Moderator will call all countries noted by the dais to be in
attendance in alphabetical order starting with a randomly selected member.

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 34 ROLL CALL VOTING
ROLL CALL VOTING

After the debate is closed on any topic area or amendment, any delegate may
request a roll call vote. A motion for a roll call vote is in order only for substantive
motions. The Moderator’s decision whether to accept the motion for a roll call vote
may not be appealed. Such a motion may be made from the floor and must be
seconded by 25 members in General Assembly committees and 8 members in
Economic and Social Council committees and Regional Bodies. All substantive
votes are roll call votes in the Security Council and Historical Security Council.
Voting will be at the discretion of the Chair in all other Committees. In a roll call
vote, the Moderator will call all countries noted by the dais to be in attendance in
alphabetical order starting with a randomly selected member.

In the first sequence, delegates may vote “Yes,” “No,” “Abstain,” “Pass,” “Yes with
rights,” or “No with rights.”
A delegate who passes during the first sequence of the roll call must vote “Yes”
or “No” during the second sequence. The same delegate may not request the
right of explanation.

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 A delegate may only vote with rights if he or she votes “Yes” or “No” in the first round
of voting and if his or her vote appears to constitute a divergence from his or her
country’s policy. After all, delegates have voted, delegates who had requested the
right of explanation will be granted 30 seconds each to explain their votes.
The Moderator will then announce the outcome of the vote.

35 PRECEDENCE
PRECEDENCE

Motions will be considered in the following order of preference. If a point or motion

is on the floor, points or motions lower on this list are out of order.

1. Parliamentary Points
a) Points that may interrupt a speaker:
i. Points of Personal Privilege
b) Points that may interrupt a speaker:
i. Points of Parliamentary Inquiry
ii. Points of Order

2. Procedural motions that are not debatable:

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 a) Adjournment of the Meeting
b) Suspension of the Meeting
c) Unmoderated Caucus
d) Moderated Caucus
e) Motion to change the speaking time
f) Introduction of a draft resolution
g) Introduction of an amendment

3. Procedural motions that are applicable to a resolution or amendment under

consideration:

a) Closure of Debate
b) Postponement of Debate
c) Division of the Question
d) Reordering Resolutions

4. Substantive motions:
a) Amendments
b) Resolution

5. Other procedural motions:

a) Resumption of Debate
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INTERNATIONAL
COURT OF
JUSTICE
Rules and Procedures

ARTICLE 01: SCOPE

1. These rules shall be considered an annex to the General Rules of Procedure for
the London International Model UN conference 2018 and shall apply to the
International Court of Justice committee. They shall be considered adopted in
advance of the session.
2. In case of doubt or conflict between this annex and any other procedural
regulations, these Rules shall prevail. The Secretariat shall have the final word if
any dispute or interpretation matter arises

ARTICLE 02: LANGUAGE

1. English shall be the official working language of the conference. Should any of
the Parties involved wishes to use documents in other languages, a verified
translation of the document(s) in English must be presented as well.
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ARTICLE 03: COURTESY
1. All members of the Court and the Advocates hold the responsibility to show the
utmost respect to each other and shall act accordingly.
2. One to one discussions during the sessions are strictly prohibited between all
members, with the exception of communication through note passing with
their respective colleagues only, when discrete and not disrupting the Court’s
proceedings.
3. The Presidency of the Court(hereafter “the Presidents”) shall immediately call to
order any member of the Court who fails to comply with this rule.

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ARTICLE 04: COMMUNICATION
VIA NOTE PASSING AND
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
1. Written notes are the only means of communication between the members of
the Court not recognized to speak.
2. All notes must be in English.
3. Electronic Devices (laptops, tablets) may be used as long as their use does not
create problems to the general well-functioning of the committee.
4. Communication through note passing between a Judge and Advocate is strictly
prohibited.

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ARTICLE 05: STATEMENTS BY
THE SECRETARIAT
1. The Secretary-General or any appointed member of the IMUN 2019 team may
at any time make either written or oral statements to the Court.

ARTICLE 06: QUORUM

1. The participants are expected to be punctual to all committee sessions unless
there is an urgent emergency/ health issue at stake and the President is notified
in advance, by email.
2. The quorum is met if at least two-thirds of the registered Judges are present.
3. The quorum shall be verified via an automatic roll call at the beginning of each
session and all those who come in late must send a note to the Directors stating
their presence, otherwise they shall not be recognized.
4. The majority of the present Judges shall be taken into consideration upon any
procedural matter.
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Members of the court

ARTICLE 07: PRESIDENCY

1. The Presidency consists of two people, one President and one vice President.
The President may exercise a right to a double vote on substantive matters only
in case of a tie.

ARTICLE 08: JUDGES

1. The Judges shall be appointed by the Secretariat and Directors amongst the
applicants prior to the conference and shall remain in duty until the closing of
proceedings unless otherwise decided by the Secretariat.
2. A declaration shall be made by each Judge individually prior to the beginning of
the trial: “I, solemnly declare that I will perform my duties and exercise my
powers as a Judge honorably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously.”
3. Judges are responsible to determine the rules of international law on the specific
case and reach a final Judgment. The final Judgment of the Court shall be

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written by the members of the Court and announced by the Presidency.
4.Each Judge shall have one vote in procedural and substantive voting procedures.
5. Judges may ask the Advocates questions in the designated phases of the trial
proceedings.

ARTICLE 09: ADVOCATES

1. Advocates shall be selected by the Secretariat and Directors prior to the
conference in order to represent the Parties of the dispute and there shall be
three (3) for each Party. They shall remain in duty until the closing of
proceedings unless otherwise decided by the Secretariat.
2. The Advocates shall be required to write a memorial prior to the conference and
send it to the Secretariat.
3. Before the trial formally begins, they are required to take an oath as follows “I
solemnly swear to represent my Party’s interests impartially, in accordance to
the law’’.
4. Advocates may not participate in substantive voting’s, but may do so with regard
to procedural votings.

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STAGES OF THE TRIAL
ARTICLE 10: OPENING
STATEMENTS
1. Opening statements are brief speeches where Advocates restate their
memorials. In there, the Parties intend to show the factual and legal points they
shall try to prove during the trial.
2. The time allocated for each Party is proposed by the Directors but it can be
motioned by the participants before this stage begins and cannot be later
modified.
3. The Applicant Party shall have the first opening statement and after the
Applicant completes the opening statement, the Respondent shall proceed. The
time allocated for the opening statement of each Party shall be divided between
the Advocates representing one Party equally. Every advocate shall be therefore
responsible for addressing one of the claims only, and in the order as stated in
the Study Guide.

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ARTICLE 11: PRESENTATION OF
CLAIMS AND EVIDENCE
1. Once the opening statements by both Parties are concluded, the Advocates of
Applicant shall move to the presentation of their claims, arguments and related
evidence.
2. The Advocates for Applicant shall present their arguments, evidence and
establish its relation to the case first, and shall then be followed by the
Respondent.
3. Evidence is any piece of tangible information considered as reliable by the
Court. It can be in form of newspaper articles, multilateral or bilateral treaties,
reports, resolutions or anything that in essence helps the Advocates prove their
arguments and shall follow the same procedure with the opening speeches.
4. The Judges may not pose any Questions to the Advocates until they conclude
with their argumentation and presentation of the evidence.

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ARTICLE 12: QUESTIONING OF
THE ADVOCATES BY THE JUDGES
1. After finishing the presentation of evidence, the Judges shall have the floor to
question the Advocates. In order to ask questions, the Judges shall be
recognized by the Presidency.
2. The Judges may question any side they prefer; however, they may only pose one
question at time and only one Advocate shall reply. It is up to the discretion of
the Advocates of the Party to designate the one who shall answer which
question.
3. Questions by Judges are not to be limited to the scope of the presentation
provided by the Advocates but may refer to any part and in regard to any
clarification they may need.
4. The Directors retain discretion to rule a question out of order (e.g. in instances
where the question is manifestly irrelevant, without any legal foundation etc.).
Such decision may not be appealed.

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ARTICLE 13: REBUTTAL,
SURREBUTTAL AND CONCLUDING
REMARKS
1. During the procedure of rebuttal and surrebuttal, the introduction of new
evidence shall be strictly forbidden. Only one Advocate per side shall deliver this
speech whose time shall be defined by the Presidency and, if not amended by
the Advocates via a motion, shall not be later susceptible to modifications. At the
end of this part, Judges shall be able to address final three questions to each
side.
2. As soon as this procedure is concluded, closing statements shall be given by the
Advocates for each Party to the case, where the Advocates shall summarise their
argumentation without introducing new legal arguments nor evidence. Time
shall be allocated by the Presidency.

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Structure of the judgement

ARTICLE 14: JUDGES’ DELIBERATION

1. Once the rebuttals are completed the advocates are asked to exit the room to the
end of Judges’ Deliberation in a form of a GA committee.
2. The simple majority vote of the Judges shall be required for deciding on claims
and writing of the Judgment.
3. Each Judge shall have one vote. In the event of an equality of votes, the President
or the Judge who acts in his place shall have a casting vote.
4. The Judgment shall include the following aspects: a. the date of Judgment b. The
names and signatures of the Judges authorising the Judgment c. Names of the
Parties and Advocates d. Summary of the trial e. Statement of the facts f. Legal
grounds g. The Merits of Each Claim i. The Position of the Parties ii. The Tribunal’s
Assessments h. Decision i. Dissenting and concurring opinions
5. Dissenting opinions can be written and annexed to the final Judgment of the
Court by Judges who oppose to the majority’s judgment.
6. Separate opinions can be written and annexed to the final Judgment in case a
Judge has reached the same conclusion of the majority’s judgment by posing
his/her reasoning on different legal grounds.

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DOCUMENTATIONS
GUIDELINES
WORKING PAPER
Working papers are the first step towards a resolution. They are the result of caucusing and coordinated
writing efforts by the delegates. A working paper provides the delegates with exactly what the name
suggests— something to work on. It is the first attempt to place the abstract ideas from debate and
position papers into written form. Working papers are concrete in that they are relatively formal, yet they
are also flexible because they are not bound by the format of resolutions. They are usually short proposals
and help to focus discussion on certain aspects of the entire topic at hand. Likewise, as the papers
themselves are rough drafts, they can be combined or altered to piece together a coherent resolution. This
is key. During this interim step toward a resolution, some of the most valuable debate takes place. If
problems are dealt with during this phase, the resolution process will usually be much smoother.

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RESOLUTIONS
Your solution to the problems that the committee confronts take the form of a resolution. Resolutions
represent the committee’s final attempt to draw together the interests of many competing nations into a
comprehensive solution that serves the interests of the collective world community. From the procedural
perspective, the resolution is the formal document upon which the committee will take action via the
amendment and voting processes.
A resolution is a complex document that follows a strict format (see sample resolution) and reflects the
negotiation, debate, and innovative proposals that the committee has produced. Before a resolution can
be formally introduced into a committee, it must receive the approval of the Director/Chairperson. The
Director/ Chairperson will sign a resolution if it demonstrates an adequate understanding of the issue,
answers the questions posed in the background guide, and has a wide base of support.

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A well-written resolution exhibits the following qualities:

FAMILIARITY WITH THE PROBLEM:

Relevant background information and previous UN actions should be referenced. In addition, a good
resolution should keep in mind the actual power and influence of the committee. An ambiguous,
unenforceable resolution is useless.

RECOGNITION OF THE ISSUES:

At the very least, the resolution should address the ideas in the “Questions a Resolution Must Answer”
section of the background guide, as well as the main topics presented throughout the guide.

CONCISION:
Every clause and phrase has a purpose.

GOOD FORM:
An otherwise sound resolution may suffer from clumsy grammar or sloppy format. No plagiarism is
permitted.

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The headings of resolutions should include the committee name, the list of signatories, and the topic
addressed by the resolution. Note that there are no sponsors for a resolution.
The body of the resolution is written in the format of a long sentence.

The resolution begins with “The General Assembly,” for all GA committees, and with “The Economic and
Social Council,” for all ECOSOC committees. The Specialized Agencies committees use their own names
as the introductory line. The rest of the resolution consists of clauses, with the first word of each clause
underlined.

Operative Clauses are numbered and state the action to be taken by the body. These clauses all begin
with present tense, active verbs, which are generally stronger words than those used in the Preamble.
Each operative clause is followed by a semicolon except the last, which ends with a period. A list of
Suggested Operative Clauses can be found in this document.

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RESOLUTION
SAMPLE

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AWARDS STRUCTURE
AND CRITERIA
 AWARDS STRUCTURE AND CRITERIA
AWARDS STRUCTURE AND CRIETERIA

1. Best Delegate: The best delegate is the delegate who performed the best in all
speeches, research, diplomacy, documentation, displaying good leadership skills
and maintaining foreign policy.
2. Outstanding Delegate: This goes to the delegate with all the characteristics
mentioned above but could not come up to the level of the best delegate.
3. Best Position Paper: This award goes to the delegate who is able to put most
substance in the position paper, following the guidelines and who has best
described the country’s stance.
4. Honourable Mention: This goes to the delegate who performed well in all
committee sessions.
5. Verbal Mention: This goes to the delegate who did well in all committee
sessions but is not eligible for a higher award

Please note that ICJ will have a separate Award structure

All the awards will be decided as per the Chairs’ evaluation of the delegates

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