MilanMUN Security Council
Rules of Procedure
Mattia Colombo, April 2017
I. APPLICATION
Duties of the Security Council Chairing Team
Application
Rule 6
Rule 1 Security Council Chairs have the following
These rules of procedure apply to the Security functions and duties:
Council and any other committee or forum
a) To chair the MilanMun Security
determined by the Directors of the MilanMun
Council;
Conference.
b) To redact a background paper
Rule 2
concerning one of the topics of
All matters are conducted in accordance with discussion of the MilanMun Security
these rules. Council;
II. AGENDA
c) To deal with and possibly solve, under
Agenda the authority of the Secretariat, the
President of the General Assembly and
Rule 3 the Directors of the MilanMun
Conference, any eventual problematic
The agenda for the conference shall be
situation, which may arise in the
determined by the Directors of the MilanMun
MilanMun Security Council during the
Conference and communicated to the
conference.
Delegates taking part in the Conference,
through the upload of the list of issues, which Rule 7
will be discussed by the MilanMun Security
The Security Council Chairing team remains
Council, on the MilanMun website.
under the authority of the Secretariat, the
Background Papers President of the General Assembly and the
Directors of the MilanMun Conference.
Rule 4
VI. LANGUAGES
In addition to the agenda, a background paper
for each topic, redacted by one of the Chairs of Official and working language
the MilanMun Security Council, shall also be
uploaded on the MilanMun website for Rule 8
Delegates to consult while researching. English is both the official and the working
language of the MilanMun Security Council, as
IV. CHAIRS
well as the only accepted language in the
Appointment committee and the official language of the
Conference.
Rule 5
Language of resolutions and other documents
The Directors of the MilanMun Conference
shall, in concomitance with each MilanMun Rule 9
Conference and at their own discretion,
All resolutions and documents shall be
appoint three Chairs for the MilanMun
published in the language of the Conference.
Security Council.
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Amendments
VII. SECURITY COUNCIL Rule 14
Quorum Amendments shall be submitted during the
debate, however it is up to the Chairs to decide
Rule 9 whether or not an amendment shall be
discussed.
Before declaring a meeting of the MilanMun
Security Council open and permitting the Rule 15
debate to proceed, Chairs shall assess, through
It is only possible to discuss an amendment at
a roll call, that at least one third of the
a time and it is possible to modify an
Members of the MilanMun Security Council
amendment, while it is being debated, through
are present. No decision shall be taken without
an amendment of second degree.
the presence of a majority of the members.
Withdrawal of Motions
Speeches
Rule 16
Rule 10
A motion may be withdrawn by its proposer at
It is forbidden to address the MilanMun
any time before the voting procedures, unless
Security Council, without having previously
the motion has been amended.
obtained the permission of the Chairs, who
shall call upon each speaker in an order Reconsideration of proposals
determined by themselves. The Chairs may
call a speaker to order if his remarks are Rule 17
offensive or not relevant. Once the speaker has
When a proposal has been adopted or rejected,
finished his speech, he shall either yield the
it may not be reconsidered.
floor to the Chairs, or to another Delegate, if the
Chairs allow such an action and if the other VIII. VOTING
delegate accepts the floor.
Voting rights
Method of debate
Rule 18
Rule 11
Each delegate, representing a United Nation
The MilanMun Security Council shall operate
member country, shall have one vote. If a
by following the procedures of a clause by
delegation answers the roll call by stating that
clause debate.
it is present and voting, the delegation is
Points of order affirming that it is going to cast either an
affirmative or negative vote, thus renouncing
Rule 12 its right to abstain.
During the debate, a delegate may rise to a
Majority and Supermajority
point of order, which shall immediately be
addressed by the Chairs. The debate shall then Rule 19
proceed normally.
In order for an amendment to pass, a majority
Time-limit on speeches of votes in favour casted by the present and
voting members, is needed.
Rule 13
Rule 20
During the debate, Chairs may set a time limit
In order for a resolution to pass, a two-thirds
to the speech of any delegate, if the
vote in favour is needed.
representative exceeds the assigned time,
Chairs shall call him immediately to order.
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Method of voting IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY
QUESTIONS
Rule 21
Financial implications of resolutions
The committee shall normally vote by show of
placards, however it is possible to vote through Rule 27
a roll-call, if a delegate requests so or if the
Chairs deem it necessary. The roll-call shall be No resolution shall include financial amounts.
taken in the English alphabetical order of the
X. SUBSIDIARY ORGANS
official United Nations’ members name.
Delegations shall answer the roll-call by Establishment and rules of procedure
stating “In favour”, “Against” or “Abstention”.
Rule 28
Conduct during voting
The MilanMun Security Council may, if
deemed necessary, establish subsidiary organs
Rule 22
in order to deal with specific issues.
After the Chair has announced the beginning
of the voting procedures, note-passing shall be XI. POINTS AND MOTIONS
suspended and no representative shall Rule 29
interrupt the voting, unless a representative
The MilanMun Security Council shall only
has to present a point of order connected with
entertain points and motions, which are part of
the actual conduct of the voting.
the Official MilanMun Conference Points and
Voting on amendments Motions List.
Rule 23
Amendments shall be voted on before the
resolution, to which they refer.
Voting on resolutions
Rule 24
If two or more resolutions relate to the same
question, it is up to the chairs to decide the
order in which the resolutions will be
discussed.
Equally divided votes
Rule 25
If a vote is equally divided the proposal shall be
rejected.
Veto
Rule 26
A resolution shall not pass if a Permanent
Member of the MilanMun Security council
casts a vote against the resolution, since the
vote is to be seen as a use of their veto power.
