UN Charter

1) The main goal of the United Nations is to universally promote freedom and justice to create an peaceful global environment. By uniting as one with this common cause, individual countries and their people can thrive without threats constantly looming over their head as was the case in both world wars. The United Nations declares that it has the power to keep other countries under control by suppressing any acts that they deem disrupt the global peace as a unified word of the law. However, this only focuses on international affairs, and they will not meddle in internal conflict in a single nation. It is stated that all members of the UN will be equal. Five countries are permanent members of the Security Council, which makes decisions regarding the well-being of the world, and ten members are temporarily elected to fill the fifteen positions. The International Court of Justice enforces the UN's goals of peace and freedom by acting as an international conscience.

2) The UN seeks to learn from the previous world wars and prevent anything from happening again on that scale by advocating for and enforcing peace and freedom. By essentially establishing an international police force, the UN ensures that no single nation has the possibility of "pulling a Germany," or turning power-hungry and expanding at the cost of other countries and their people. In addition, the UN seeks to maintain the status quo so that no extreme changes can occur and threaten the balance of peace. It does this by deciding on a set of moral guidelines and forcing the world to adhere to them. The Security Council consists of five permanent members in order to keep the power within their hands, allowing no room for other nations to usurp them and change the UN's principles. By keeping the pivot point of these nations, they secure their places as leaders of the world while still permitting other nations to have a voice, however temporary.

3) The primary problem with the charter lies in the appointment of permanent members to the Security Council. These nations are basically declaring that they are model nations - or they strive for positions of permanent influence - and don't allow equal representation while it is clearly stated that "The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members." In addition, there is the question of whether it is right to establish a moral code for the world. In the end, they are trying to maintain the status quo, but while maintaining the status quo may help protect world peace, it displays the centralization of power in the UN. Although it is said that it is for the greater good of the countries of the world, it forces other nations to conform to the laws that they set down.