Security Council Rules of Procedure

to be continued...

Adopting the Agenda

Opening Speeches

Formal DebateInformal Debate Caucus

Quorum

Roll Call

substantive voting

no points

ppp’spo (to move back to

formal, requires consenus)

pc

ppp’spopc

no points

PointsPoint of Personal Privilege

Point of Clarification

Point of Order

MotionsOver-rule the Chair

Suspend the Meeting

Adjourn the Meeting

Closing the Debate

Motions

Voting

VOTING IS SACRED!

Procedural - yes or no Substantive - yes or no or abstain

Voting: 9 to pass

Motions

Expel an observer

Declaring member party to the conflict

DOUBLE VETO

When a delegation wants to make a procedural vote into a substantive vote in order to VETO it

- Expel an observer

- Declaring member party to the conflict

= procedural voting

--> make it substantive

Raise a motion to challenge the nature of the vote

(substantive)

Vote on expelling observer

(substantive)

YES

Is this vote a procedural

vote?

Raise motion e.g expel and observer

any points pertaining?

NO (VETO)

YES

NO (VETO)

Abstain

1

2--> FAILS

Abstain

ResolutionWritten working paper

Draft Resolution

Reaches the Chair

Chair announces they received a draft resolution

(formal debate)read it out twice

Open floor for amendments for a period of ....

Amendments?

When you want to: modify/delete/add something to the resolution

modify= changing something in the clause

delete= taking off the whole clause

add= adding a new clause

From: la la landType: modifyClause: 4Line: 76Clause before: Allocates NATO funds to be given to the CCDCOE as a step to maintain security in the region;

Clause after: Allocates NATO funds to be given to the CCDCOE as a step to maintain security and peace in the region;

Format

Time elapses: NO amendments allowed to be taken!

Continue Formal Debate

Motions

1- Close Debate: voting on amendments, then draft resolution(s) and closing the topic.

2- Vote on Draft Resolution: voting on the amendments, then draft resolution(s) and

returning to the topic.

3- Vote on amendments: only voting on the amendments, return to topic.

VOTING IS SACRED!

Motion to close debate

Amendments read out:most destructive- least destructive

VOTE: procedurally

Sponsors asked for objections?

YES

NO

VOTE: substantive

Unfriendly

Friendly

YES Abstain

NO

Voting on Draft Resolution

Motions:

1- Vote by Roll Call: automatically adopted

2- Vote Clause by Clause: vote on each clause seperately

(DO NOT DO BOTH TOGETHER!)

3- Add name to sponsors list: “Sponsors, are there any objections?”

4- Remove name from sponsors list: if less than 5, need to add name, if you don’t want the

resolution to be dropped..

Voting on Draft Resolution

Voting on Draft Resolution

- Vote on draft resolution depending on the motions passed

- 9 votes to pass: substantively

- If draft resolution passes- becomes RESOLUTION!

Close Debate

Receive D.Resolution and read

Amendments written and given

Vote on resolution

Vote on amendments

Amendments read and voted upon: sponsors

Vote on resolution

Roll Call

Clause by Clause

Add name

Remove name

motions

motions

Debate is closed..