Rules of Procedure

AND THE FLOW OF THE SESSION

 Define when a
Maintain order delegate may
speak

The Logic
What he/she
may address behind the How to address it

Rules
What the voting
system is Facilitate the
efficient working

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR EACH DELEGATE TO DEVELOP A

THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULES.
THERE IS NO STANDARD TEMPLATE FOR
THE RULES OF PROCEDURE.
&
EACH NEGOTIATION IS DIFFERENT.
IN INDIAN MUNS, THE MOST WIDELY
FOLLOWED FORMAT IS A VARIANT OF
THE UNA-USA RULES OF PROCEDURE
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IN A MODEL SESSION:

Roll Call Your reply

Chairperson (EB)
reads aloud the PRESENT PRESENT AND
names of each this means that you VOTING
can abstain from this means that
member state. voting in Substantial you have to vote in
matters. it is still both procedural
mandatory to vote and substantive
in procedural voting.
votings
 Types of Voting

PROCEDURAL VOTE SUBSTANTIVE VOTE

(ON TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED)

Yes or No; no abstention Yes, No or Abstain

allowed

A SPECIFIC ACTION MADE BY DELEGATES

Motion
TO DIRECT DEBATE IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION.
 Establishment of
Quorum
THE EB NOW TELLS YOU THE SIMPLE
MAJORITY AND THE SPECIAL MAJORITY IN
VOTING ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF
DELEGATES PRESENT IN THE COMMITTEE.
Motion to set the Agenda

FORMAT For the

CHAIRPERSON: ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR? proposal
DELEGATE: *RAISES PLACARD/ VIRTUAL HAND*
CHAIRPERSON: DELEGATE OF "XYZ COUNTRY" YOU ARE
Against
RECOGNISED
the
DELEGATE: WITH THE PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE
proposal
EXECUTIVE BOARD, THE DELEGATE WOULD LIKE TO RAISE
A MOTION TO SET THE AGENDA " BLA BLA BLA"
 AFTER THE AGENDA IS ESTABLISHED THE
There are
Debate
2
Debating IS READY TO BEGIN
formats

FORMAL INFORMAL

General Speakers Provisional Moderated Unmoderated

list (GSL) Speakers list (PSL) Caucus Caucus
 Formal Debate
GENERAL SPEAKERS LIST
Delegates give speeches in
the order of the speaker's list.
Speeches are typically around
1 minute or 1 minute 30
seconds.
Individual Speaking time can
be changed by a vote.
There is no Total Speaking
time.
PROVISIONAL SPEAKERS LIST
Delegates give speeches in
the order of the speaker's list.
Speeches are typically around
1 minute or 1 minute 30
seconds.
Speaking time can be
changed by a vote.
There is a set Speakers time.
DELEGATES MAY VOTE TO CHANGE UP THE DEBATE FORMAT TO

Caucus

WHERE COUNTRIES CAN MORE EASILY AND

INFORMALLY DISCUSS A TOPIC.
 Moderated Caucus
A mix of both formal and
informal debate.
Fixed total speakers time.
(Dividend of 5)
A delegate may speak for 1min
or 1:30 mins.
After raising their placard and
are called on by the chair.
Focuses on the Sub-topics of the
agenda.
Unmoderated Caucus
Delegates are free to get up and
roam around and talk to other
delegates.
Has fixed total time, no specific
individual speakers time.
Free sharing of ideas.
Choosing what topics to discuss
next.
Not possible in Formal debate or
Moderated caucus.
Main time to Lobby.
 Points
POINT OF
The Four PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE
Used to Point out any
personal discomfort
like feeling hot, cold,
Need water, etc.

POINT OF POINT OF
ORDER POINT OF INQUIRY
Used to point INFORMATION Used to ask
out a factual Used to ask doubts from the
inaccuracy in Questions from EB.
someone's other delegates.
speech.
 AFTER THE MODS AND UNMODS ARE OVER, THE
COMMITTEE MOVES INTO THE FINAL

Documentation
PROCESS. THE DOCUMENT MAY CONTAIN ALL THE
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO A TOPIC, A STATEMENT FROM
YOUR PRESIDENT, A PLAN OF ACTION, ETC. THIS IS
NECESSARY FOR THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR DEBATE.
 Draft Resolution

A resolution is a document that contains all

the issues that the committee discussed and
the proposed solutions to that issue. The
ultimate goal of the committee sessions is
for delegates to come up with written
solutions to the problems they are trying to
solve only then does the committee become
a success. If no resolutions are voted upon
and passed the committee fails.
Example of
Draft
Resolution
 PREAMBULATORY CLAUSES
are words that call upon
previous UN resolutions, locate
the situation in a certain
context, and are separated by
commas.

OPERATIVE CLAUSES
contain specific verbs and
phrases which call for a specific
course of action. Those clauses
are separated by semicolons. The
final clause ends with a period.
Important points
to remember
1. A concise title (or number)
2. A list of Signatories
3. The name of the committee like the
General Assembly
4. A set of PREAMBULATORY
CLAUSES punctuated by comma (,)
5. A set of OPERATIVE CLAUSES
punctuated by semicolons (;)
6. A concluding clause punctuated by
a period (.)
The first word of each preambulatory
clause must be italicized.
Each preambulatory clause must end with
a comma.
Each operative clause should be
numbered.
Italicize the first word of each operative
clause.
Each operative clause should end in a
semicolon.
The last operative clause should end with
a period.
 Voting WITHOUT A VOTE

Methods Consensus
Delegates
negotiate until
CAN BE DIFFERENT FOR they agree on
an acceptable
EACH TYPE OF DOCUMENT solution for all
SUBSTANTIVE parties.
VOTING
VETO POWER IS This is called a
GIVEN TO P5 IN THE unanimous
UNSC document.
 OTHER DOCUMENTS

Position Plan of
Action
Paper
Bilateral/
Working Presidential
Statement. Multilateral
Paper
agreements
Thank You!