Talk:Binding Triad

Rewrite

Okay, the article's been re-written from scratch to eliminate possible copyvio, so it should be ready to move from the temp page to here. 205.217.105.2 21:18, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Objection

Am I missing something? This article looks just like the original copyvio. RickK 09:13, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)

The structure might be similar, and its subject is the same proposal for UN reform, but the article was written without cutting and pasting or otherwise plagiarizing from any source. The idea of the binding triad has been proposed and written about by numerous sources. Run a google search or something if you think it's still copyvio, and present your evidence. Rad Racer 19:15, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The original copyvio said:

The binding triad refers to a proposed amendment to the United Nations Charter to make United Nations General Assembly resolutions binding if approved by a supermajority of members.

By an amendment to Article 13 of the United Nations Charter, the Binding Triad system could be introduced into the global decision-making process. This amendment would enable the General Assembly to make binding decisions by resolutions which receive concurrent majority votes based on three factors:

One-nation-one-vote (the same as now), Population, Contributions to the U.N. budget. The General Assembly could also continue to adopt non-binding recommendations by majority vote based solely on one-vote-per-nation, as at present.

The rationale of the Binding Triad concept is this:

The one-nation-one-vote system is deeply rooted in diplomatic tradition, and this voting leg gives the smaller countries an important voice in global decisions. The population leg introduces a strong element of democracy into U.N. decision-making. The leg based on contributions to the U.N. budget, roughly based on GNP, allows the more important donor counties to have increased influence on decisions involving projects for which they will have to pay most of the bills. Under the Binding Triad proposal, a binding global law could be adopted by the General Assembly provided it had the support of most of the world's nations, nations representing most of the world's population, and nations representing most of the olitical/economic/military influence in international affairs.

A possible drawback of the Binding Triad is that it does not necessarily provide for global decisionmaking by directly-elected representatives.

Source The Binding Triad System for Global Decision-Making (http://www.cwps.org/bt.html), Center for War/Peace Studies.

How is that different from the current version? RickK 20:49, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)

Refutation of copyright paranoia

All right, let's compare the two. Just because an article presents similar information as that presented by a source doesn't make it a copyvio. See the checklist. "Factual or nonfiction based" is a factor favoring fair use. In any case, there are a number of articles on Wikipedia based loosely on copyrighted works. For instance, humanure is based largely on information from The Humanure Handbook. Watch out for copyright paranoia. Rad Racer 23:24, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The Binding Triad is a proposal to amend the United Nations Charter to allow the United Nations General Assembly to pass binding resolutions with the approval of a supermajority of members. For a resolution to be binding, it would require the support of nations:

• Comprising a majority of members of the United Nations.
• Whose combined contributions in dues comprise a majority of the U.N. budget.
• Whose combined populations comprise a majority of the world population.

The Binding Triad appeals to some world federalists because it could theoretically institute a world government with only one change to the U.N. Charter. However, further amendments would be needed to secure representative government. In addition, it is unclear what impact such a change would have on the role of the United Nations Security Council, which enacts and enforces its own resolutions.

==External link==

• http://www.cwps.org/bt.html