WestMUN
Western Collegiate
Model United Nations

WestMUN XX • March 29-31, 2012 • Santa Barbara, California

Welcome to the twentieth annual Western Collegiate Model United Nations to be held March 29-31, 2011 at Santa Barbara City College. We are exited about celebrating our twentieth anniversary this year and we invite you to celebrate with us. For the last twenty years WestMUN has been dedicated to preparing students to be delegates and providing them with a forum to debate current international issues. continue>>

This year our conference will feature six committees, two of which are unique to this year. We are pleased to announce that for the first time in WestMUN's history, we will be featuring the Historic Security Council set in 1991 and the UN Human Rights Council to celebrate both the twentieth anniversary of WestMUN and of the change in the World Order that came with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Additionally, we will be hosting four of the key committees typical to the Model: the UN General Assembly, the UN Security Council, the World Health Organization and the International Criminal Court.

But, WestMUN this year is also about career opportunities. We will be holding a career fair that will host representatives from various NGO's and governmental agencies to introduce our delegates to possible careers in international relations and public policy.

Please review the website and contact us for further information. We appreciate your time and attention and look forward to seeing you in March!

Sincerely,
Gloria Lopez
Secretary-General

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Available countries and committees are located on the WestMUN Signup Form. Select from among the countries with committee assignments that correspond to the number of students who will be attending in your delegation.
School Fee: $160
Delegate/Adviser Fee: $100
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Committees and Topics

Select from among six committees, and download the reports.
UN General Assembly 1st Committee - Disarmament and International Security (DISEC)

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  1. Measures to Ensure the Safety and Security of Nuclear Installations, Weapons, and Materials
  2. Preventing the Use of Biological, Chemical, Cluster, Landmines and other Controversial Munitions
  3. Mitigating the Role of Armed Conflict in Environmental Degradation
UN Security Council (Open Agenda)

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  1. Al Qaeda and International Terrorism
  2. Standards for Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of a Sovereign State
  3. Climate Change and Global Security
World Health Organization

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  1. Promotion of Alternative Methods for the Advancement of Maternal/Infant Healthcare
  2. Preparing for Epidemic Control in Conflict and Disaster Zones
  3. Improving Access to Potable Water for Growing Populations
Human Rights Council

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  1. Violence Against Women in Conflict Zones/Refugees
  2. Eliminating Discrimination Based on Sexual Preference
  3. Right to Protect Endangered Populations Affected by Intrastate Conflict
International Criminal Court

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  1. Situation in Darfur
  2. Situation in Libyan Arab Jamahiriya    
Historic Security Council January-April 1991 (Open Agenda)

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  1. The Gulf War and the Escalating Iraq/Kuwait Conflict

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About WestMUN

The WestMUN Delegate Handbook contains all the information you need about the conference including hotels, conference schedule, country assignments, and, most importantly, the rules.
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Element of Crimes
The structure of the elements of the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes follows the structure of the corresponding provisions of articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute. Some paragraphs of those articles of the Rome Statute list multiple crimes. In those instances, the elements of crimes appear in separate paragraphs which correspond to each of those crimes to facilitate the identification of the respective elements.

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Rules of Procedure and Evidence
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence are an instrument for the application of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, to which they are subordinate in all cases. In elaborating the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, care has been taken to avoid rephrasing and, to the extent possible, repeating the provisions of the Statute. Direct references to the Statute have been included in the Rules, where appropriate, in order to emphasize the relationship between the Rules and the Rome Statute, as provided for in article 51, in particular, paragraphs 4 and 5. In all cases, the Rules of Procedure and Evidence should be read in conjunction with and subject to the provisions of the Statute. The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court do not affect the procedural rules for any national court or legal system for the purpose of national proceedings.

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Rome Statute
Text of the Rome Statute circulated as document A/CONF.183/9 of 17 July 1998 and corrected by process-verbaux of 10 November 1998, 12 July 1999, 30 November 1999, 8 May 2000, 17 January 2001 and 16 January 2002. The Statute entered into force on 1 July 2002.

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