World order is best achieved through agreement of all nations; this is reflected in the legal system of treaties, which the ICC, the United Nations, and its peacekeeping forces aim to achieve. The devastation resulting from military conflicts in recent years has accentuated the need for the legal system to preserve and maintain world order. Through a study of the roles of the UN, its legal processes, and non-legal remedies, we see that the legal system's effectiveness in this regard is open to debate.

The following is a postion paper on the United Nations.

Supports the thesis that the United Nations is a failure because it is hamstrung on inefficient bureaucratic mechanisms. Advocates a complete reorganization of the UN.

Outlines an argument in support of the United States ending its involvement with the United Nations. Examines the United Nations success as a world body. Disputes its role as a peacekeeping institution.

This essay compares the United Nations and the former orgainization the League of Nations. It also discusses the future of the UN and it's ability to survive.