Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2312

Introduced
2/16/23  

Caption

Resolutions enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter

Impact

If enacted, S2312 could have significant implications for U.S. foreign policy and its relationship with international bodies. By advocating for a stronger role for the United Nations in global governance, the bill seeks to address perceived shortcomings in current international law enforcement mechanisms. The proposed changes would empower a representative body to create and implement world law, potentially reshaping how nations interact on a global scale and influencing U.S. engagement in international treaties and agreements.

Summary

Senate Bill S2312 proposes resolutions aimed at enhancing global governance through a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter. The bill calls upon Congress and the President of the United States to convene a conference that would revisit and amend the UN Charter to transform it into a framework for a United Federation of Nations. This transformation is aimed at ensuring that international law is enacted, interpreted, and enforced effectively, thus promoting global peace and preventing aggression.

Contention

The conversation around S2312 is likely to reflect broader debates about national sovereignty versus international collaboration. Proponents argue that a revamped UN could help mitigate conflicts before they escalate, while opponents may express concerns regarding the implications for U.S. autonomy and decision-making in international affairs. This tension between upholding national interests and promoting global cooperation represents a key point of contention in discussions surrounding the bill.

Companion Bills

MA S2816

Similar To Amending the charter of the town of Wareham

MA H4847

Similar To Amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to correct a statutory reference

MA S2948

Similar To Making the charter of the county on Nantucket gender neutral

MA S2947

Similar To Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

MA S2651

Replaced by Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to veterans matters.

Previously Filed As

MA S2457

Resolutions enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter

MA SR591

A resolution reaffirming the deep and steadfast partnership between, and the ties that bind, the United States and Canada in support of economic and national security.

MA HR152

Reaffirming the deep and steadfast United States-Canada partnership and the ties that bind the two countries in support of economic and national security.

MA HR1053

Reaffirming the deep and steadfast United States-Canada partnership and the ties that bind the two countries in support of economic and national security.

MA H3161

Strengthening Massachusetts as the national leader in offshore wind

MA SR239

A resolution reaffirming the deep and steadfast partnership between the United States and Canada and the ties that bind the 2 countries in support of economic and national security.

MA HR267

Finding that the Russian Federation's presence in the United Nations Security Council violates the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

MA SR833

A resolution countering disinformation, propaganda, and misinformation in Latin America and the Caribbean, and calling for multi-stakeholder efforts to address the significant detrimental effects that the rise in disinformation, propaganda, and misinformation in regional information environments has on democratic governance, human rights, and United States national interests.

MA HR909

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian Federation's status as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council contravenes the spirit and purpose of the United Nations, that the rights and privileges it enjoys in that role be limited, suspended, or terminated, and that the Republic of India be appointed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with all the rights and privileges of the position.

MA HB5375

Strengthening the Quad Act

Similar Bills

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