(07-10-2021, 03:59 PM)Luca Wrote: I'm not clear on why we would view Security Council declarations as expressing or implicating a foreign policy position in the South Pacific. They are non-binding declarations that canonise a position that the Security Council, as an institution, believes. Members can continue to believe and act as they please, similar to how we may be against certain resolutions but do not outright disavow them.

Should we be pursing WA citizens with the capital punishment policy in light of GAR #535 and #545?

A Security Council Declaration is a lot different from a General Assembly Resolution. The GA deals with nations. The SC, now that Declarations are a thing, can outline obligations and expectations on how we should act and how other regions would treat us in return. That has considerable implications for how our government acts and how it interacts with others.