current affairs MCQ #12492

At a Model UN simulation, a delegate representing India argues that UNSC Resolution 47 (1948) is obsolete because conditions on the ground have fundamentally changed since 1948. A delegate representing Pakistan must rebut this argument effectively. Which response is legally and diplomatically strongest?

current affairs MCQ #12492

  1. Question 1

    Q1. At a Model UN simulation, a delegate representing India argues that UNSC Resolution 47 (1948) is obsolete because conditions on the ground have fundamentally changed since 1948. A delegate representing Pakistan must rebut this argument effectively. Which response is legally and diplomatically strongest?

    • A) Pakistan should concede that Resolution 47 is outdated and propose a new resolution instead
    • B) UN resolutions automatically expire after 50 years under the Vienna Convention on Treaties
    • C) Pakistan should argue that India itself accepted Resolution 47 originally, so it cannot unilaterally declare it obsolete without a new Security Council decision superseding it
    • D) UNSC resolutions under Chapter VI do not bind member states and therefore India's position on obsolescence is technically correct

    Answer: Pakistan should argue that India itself accepted Resolution 47 originally, so it cannot unilaterally declare it obsolete without a new Security Council decision superseding it

    Explanation: The legally strongest rebuttal Pakistan can make is that India itself accepted Resolution 47 at the time and co-sponsored its passage, so it cannot unilaterally declare the resolution obsolete without a formal Security Council decision superseding it — the UN Charter does not grant individual member states the.