Security Council Clause by Clause Debate

Roll Call

Opening Speech

Preamble Lobbying

Voting on Issues

Clause by Clause Debate

Procedure in the SC

“The chair would now set time for

the preamble lobbying. The chair would like to remind delegates that each issue would have only one set of preamble.”

Preamble Lobbying

“Time for lobbying has elapsed. We will now start the open debate on the issue. First, the house will vote on which issue to address.”

Voting on Issues

In the SC, the resolutions will be debated clause by clause.

Only one clause can be debated each timeThere will only be one final resolution to

each issue, which is composed of clauses that are passed during the debate time.

Clause by clause debate

The house will begin the debate directly without giving much time for delegates to write their clauses.

If a delegate wishes to submit a clause, he/she should first send the clause to chair d before / during the debate.

Raising a clause

Delegate takes the floor during the open debate

“This delegate would like to submit a clause.”

Delegate reads the clause

Delegate delivers the submitting speech

Point of information

Raising a clause

3. Encourages member states’ national

aviation authority to further strengthen their laws and regulations by: a) Redefining the criteria and standard of using military UAVs in wars and their regulations such as: i) regulations on future weapon capacity and development, ii) regulations on development of UAV automation,

Owned only by the P5 members. If any of the P5 members votes against

a clause/ resolution, this clause/ resolution is failed immediately.

Vetoing the resolution as a whole is not suggested.

Veto power

A time for delegates to exchange their ideas during debate

P5 unmoderated caucus veto caucus moderated caucus

Caucus

3. Encourages member states’ national

aviation authority to further strengthen their laws and regulations by: a) Redefining the criteria and standard of using military UAVs in wars and their regulations such as: i) regulations on future weapon capacity and development, ii) regulations on development of UAV automation,

Happens when a P5 delegate wants to veto a clause during open debate on this clause

A time for P5 members to discuss the issue in private

Other delegates may leave their seats then

P5 unmoderated caucus

P5 delegate: “……This delegate would like to propose a veto threat. ”

Delegates of the P5 countries approach the chairs

Delegate of P5 announces the conclusion

P5 unmoderated caucus

P5 decide to veto P5 decide not to veto

Back to open debate

move directly to voting

P5 unmoderated caucus

Happens when P5 delegates vote against a clause / resolution, or whenP5 delegate propose a veto threat to the resolution as a whole during open debate on the resolution

To ensure that a clause / resolution won’t be easily stroke out

P5 delegates also have to approach the chair

Veto caucus

Veto caucusP5 vote against a clause / resolution

the chair sets time for the veto caucus

P5 countries approach the chair

P5 decide to veto it

P5 decide not to veto it

vetoed (failed) back to previous procedure

The Chair calls on delegates one at a time and each one may express their ideas

Delegates must make a motion and the committee must pass it to hold a moderated caucus

Moderated caucus

ReviewOpen debate on a clause

P5 propose a veto threat

P5 unmoderated caucus To voting procedure Back to debate

Clause vetoed Voting on clause

ReviewVoting on clauses

P5 forP5 against

Clause may be passedVeto caucus

Revote on clause clause vetoed

ReviewOpen debate on resolution

P5 propose a veto threat

Veto caucusTo voting procedure Back to debate

reso vetoed Voting on reso

Review

Voting on resolution

P5 forP5 against

reso may be passedVeto caucus

Revote on reso reso vetoed

Thank you!

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