Would the permanent delegation of enforcement powers to regional organisations be a step forward in International law and relations?

Abstract

This research will assess the extent, if any, to which regional organisations are developing and/or maintaining peace and security. Which is primarily the role of the UN under Article 2 of the Charter. Regionalism is a three tier system. At the top is the UN with the key regional organisations located in the middle and nation states at the bottom.

Assuming that regional organisations do of course operate some level of peace maintenance, one must then consider if this at the appropriate level?

Furthering the debate, this research approaches the consideration of delegation – should regional organisations be strengthened at the expense of the UN and states? Or perhaps the UN should be strengthened in order to ensure its work-ability in light of previous research that would suggest it is not as effective as it might be or indeed as was envisaged in 1945.

In order to consider the above issues, this research will identify what the consequences are of regional organisations acting outside of the international law arena; and most importantly, if one is to decide that regional organisations or the UN should be strengthened, how can the UN Charter be amended to reflect the progression of international law?