Ukraine-Belarus | The Most Unusual UN Members

Описание: Although they didn’t formally become independent sovereign states until 1991, Belarus and Ukraine are in fact listed as founding member states of the UN when it was formed in 1945. So, how did this happen? In this video, I explore this strange anomaly in international relations.

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It is now little known that the Soviet Union had three seats at the United Nations. The membership of the Ukrainian and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republics in the United Nations was one of the stranger aspects of Cold War history. Although UN membership is technically only open to states, the two republics were nevertheless admitted as founder members at the San Francisco Conference in 1945. The video examines how this happened. It shows that their odd position wasn't actually wholly unique. There were in fact two other founder members that weren't independent countries at the time. I also look at what their membership meant in real terms across a number of UN bodies, such as the General Assembly, the Security Council and other associated UN institutions. Finally, I show how their membership continued and was transformed as the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991 and they gained their independence.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction and Titles
1:33 How did the USSR obtain 3 UN Seats?
4:32 What did Byelorussian SSR and Ukrainian SSR UN membership mean?
6:55 How Ukraine and Belarus became independent UN members
9:23 Why Belarus and Ukraine were Special Cases of UN Members

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FURTHER READING & USEFUL SOURCES

The Foreign Relations of the Ukrainian SSR https://www.jstor.org/stable/41035959...
Admission to the United Nations https://amzn.to/3bQ12Ik
State Succession and Membership in International Organizations https://amzn.to/2UHqQk5
Secession and State Creation: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2MPY3W2 [PRE-ORDER]
The Creation of States in International Law https://amzn.to/2Fc5ouO
Satow's Diplomatic Practice https://amzn.to/2sF1Kak
Recognition in International Relations https://amzn.to/2SJJmaY

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#Secession #Statehood #Independence
#InternationalLaw #SovietUnion #USSR #UN

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