44-776: [REDACTED] Look up psc or PSC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PSC may refer to: Business [ edit ] People with Significant Control , in United Kingdom company law Personal service corporation , in United States tax law Protein Sciences Corporation, an American biotech company Public Service Commission (disambiguation) , regulatory bodies, with competence varying by jurisdiction Production sharing contract ,
88-832: A Belgium party in the German-speaking community of Belgium Palestine Solidarity Campaign , in the United Kingdom Partido Social Conservador , a political party in Nicaragua Partido Social Cristiano (disambiguation) , name of two political parties, one in Ecuador and the other in Nicaragua Partido Socialista de Chile , a Chilean party Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya , or Socialists' Party of Catalonia,
132-438: A Belgium party in the German-speaking community of Belgium Palestine Solidarity Campaign , in the United Kingdom Partido Social Conservador , a political party in Nicaragua Partido Social Cristiano (disambiguation) , name of two political parties, one in Ecuador and the other in Nicaragua Partido Socialista de Chile , a Chilean party Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya , or Socialists' Party of Catalonia,
176-806: A Catalan party Peace and Security Council , of the African Union Political and Security Committee , a permanent body of the European Union Social Christian Party (Brazil) ( Partido Social Cristão ), a party in Brazil Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Proportionality for Solid Coalitions , a criterion for ranked PR methods Science and medicine [ edit ] Pacific Science Center ,
220-446: A Catalan party Peace and Security Council , of the African Union Political and Security Committee , a permanent body of the European Union Social Christian Party (Brazil) ( Partido Social Cristão ), a party in Brazil Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Proportionality for Solid Coalitions , a criterion for ranked PR methods Science and medicine [ edit ] Pacific Science Center ,
264-502: A certain issue. After a brainstorming session in July 2007, the PSC instead chose to meet under four types of meetings: public meetings, closed meetings, consultations and "Arria-type" meetings. In "Arria-type" meetings, PSC members meet with non-state actors and carry out informal discussions. As of 2016, the PSC has held over 600 meetings. Every month, a new chairperson is selected from
308-478: A meeting roadmap which promised that the AU would first get Security Council authorization before carrying out military interventions. Some officials within the PSC have also argued that the PSC should broaden its scope beyond traditional military threats to security, and also address nontraditional threats such as disease and climate change. Conversely, others question the political will of PSC and AU members to follow
352-491: A month, whereas the other two levels meet at least once per year. Until 2007, there were three types of meetings: formal meetings, briefing sessions and consultations. In formal meetings, members discuss AU Commission reports, which often concern brewing conflicts. In briefing sessions, PSC staff briefs members on various subject areas and themes, such as terrorism and development. In consultation meetings, PSC members work to gather various actors and develop an understanding of
396-642: A new ship class under deve for the United States Coast Guard Private security contractor Places [ edit ] Palm Springs, California , USA Pointe-Saint-Charles , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Politics [ edit ] Centre démocrate humaniste , formerly known as the Christian Social Party (PSC) Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) , a former Belgian party, now called Humanist Democratic Centre Christian Social Party (Belgium) ,
440-478: A new ship class under deve for the United States Coast Guard Private security contractor Places [ edit ] Palm Springs, California , USA Pointe-Saint-Charles , Montreal, Quebec, Canada Politics [ edit ] Centre démocrate humaniste , formerly known as the Christian Social Party (PSC) Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) , a former Belgian party, now called Humanist Democratic Centre Christian Social Party (Belgium) ,
484-787: A science museum in Seattle, Washington Pancreatic stellate cell Pediatric Symptom Checklist , a psychological assessment tool Phylogenetic species concept Pisces (constellation) , a zodialcal constellation Pluripotent stem cell Polar stratospheric cloud Postsynaptic current Premature stop codon , a type of DNA mutation Primary sclerosing cholangitis , a liver disease Sports [ edit ] Partille Sport Club , Swedish field- and indoor hockey team Philippine Sports Commission Porsche Supercup , sports car racing series Professional soccer club Technology [ edit ] Palestinian Satellite Channel , TV channel Permanent split capacitor ,
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#1732758571802528-732: A science museum in Seattle, Washington Pancreatic stellate cell Pediatric Symptom Checklist , a psychological assessment tool Phylogenetic species concept Pisces (constellation) , a zodialcal constellation Pluripotent stem cell Polar stratospheric cloud Postsynaptic current Premature stop codon , a type of DNA mutation Primary sclerosing cholangitis , a liver disease Sports [ edit ] Partille Sport Club , Swedish field- and indoor hockey team Philippine Sports Commission Porsche Supercup , sports car racing series Professional soccer club Technology [ edit ] Palestinian Satellite Channel , TV channel Permanent split capacitor ,
572-906: A summit in Addis Ababa. However, the OAU still prioritized preventive diplomacy and believed that the United Nations should shoulder most of the responsibility for organizing peacekeeping operations. Later conflicts in Africa were largely mediated by African institutions rather than the UN. For example, conflicts in Liberia and Sierra Leone were addressed by the Economic Community of West African States . Similarly, conflicts in Lesotho and
616-455: A term by Hewlett-Packard Transport [ edit ] Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company Port State Control Prescot railway station , England; National Rail station code PSC Tri-Cities Airport (Washington) , Pasco, Washington (airport code) Other [ edit ] PSC (musical group) or Pimp $ quad Click , an American hip hop group Power supply cabinet, a box for electric current delivering devices President of
660-455: A term by Hewlett-Packard Transport [ edit ] Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company Port State Control Prescot railway station , England; National Rail station code PSC Tri-Cities Airport (Washington) , Pasco, Washington (airport code) Other [ edit ] PSC (musical group) or Pimp $ quad Click , an American hip hop group Power supply cabinet, a box for electric current delivering devices President of
704-412: A type of AC motor Personal supercomputer , a high-performance computer system Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center , National Science Foundation funded Supercomputer center PlayStation Classic , a game console by Sony Polymer solar cell Portable Single Crew (also Portable Single Camera), another way of referring to a single-camera setup Prestressed concrete Printer-Scanner-Copier ,
748-412: A type of AC motor Personal supercomputer , a high-performance computer system Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center , National Science Foundation funded Supercomputer center PlayStation Classic , a game console by Sony Polymer solar cell Portable Single Crew (also Portable Single Camera), another way of referring to a single-camera setup Prestressed concrete Printer-Scanner-Copier ,
792-558: A type of contract used in the resource extraction industry Government [ edit ] Public Safety Canada Pacific Salmon Commission Public Service of Canada Education [ edit ] Parkwood Secondary College , Ringwood North, Victoria, Australia Parkdale Secondary College , Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia Peter Symonds College , Winchester, UK Pensacola State College , Pensacola, Florida Peru State College , Peru, Nebraska Philippine Science Consortium , an organization of tertiary schools in
836-558: A type of contract used in the resource extraction industry Government [ edit ] Public Safety Canada Pacific Salmon Commission Public Service of Canada Education [ edit ] Parkwood Secondary College , Ringwood North, Victoria, Australia Parkdale Secondary College , Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia Peter Symonds College , Winchester, UK Pensacola State College , Pensacola, Florida Peru State College , Peru, Nebraska Philippine Science Consortium , an organization of tertiary schools in
880-659: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages psc (Redirected from Psc ) [REDACTED] Look up psc or PSC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PSC may refer to: Business [ edit ] People with Significant Control , in United Kingdom company law Personal service corporation , in United States tax law Protein Sciences Corporation, an American biotech company Public Service Commission (disambiguation) , regulatory bodies, with competence varying by jurisdiction Production sharing contract ,
924-653: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Peace and Security Council The Peace and Security Council ( PSC ) is the organ of the African Union in charge of enforcing union decisions. It is patterned somewhat after the United Nations Security Council . The PSC is also the main pillar of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), and works with other pillars of
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#1732758571802968-620: The Democratic Republic of Congo were addressed by the Southern African Development Community . These sub-regional organizations' large role in addressing regional conflicts led to a debate about the effectiveness of the OAU. Members specifically wished to reform the OAU's focus on consensus-based meetings rather than on-the-ground action, since some conflicts' actors were part of the meetings and could interfere with their judgement. Similarly,
1012-648: The Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council lists the PSC's power. Some of these powers include undertaking "peace-making and peace-building functions to resolve conflicts", recommending intervention to the AU Assembly in "grave circumstances, namely war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity", promoting a close relationship with regional bodies as well as with
1056-602: The Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council . Adopted in July 2002, the Protocol was later ratified by a majority of AU members in December 2003. Within the Protocol's text, the institutional design, subsidiary committees, powers and goals of the PSC were outlined. Specifically, its Objectives were stated in Article 3, and its Principles were stated in Article 4. When outlining its Principles,
1100-551: The Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council . Each term starts from the date of the 1st of April and ends on the date of the 31st of March. As of April 2020, the following countries occupy the seats of the PSC: Morocco, a member of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, assumed the presidency of this important executive body for a three-year term (2022–2025) starting from
1144-741: The APSA in order to promote "peace, security and stability in Africa". The specific goal of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) is the "prevention, management and resolution of conflicts". To achieve these goals, it involves subsidiary organizations such as the Military Staff Committee and the Committee of Experts. Members are elected by the African Union Executive Council and endorsed by the Assembly of
1188-477: The African Union so as to reflect regional balance within Africa , as well as a variety of other criteria, including capacity to contribute militarily and financially to the union, political will to do so, and effective diplomatic presence at Addis Ababa . The council is composed of fifteen countries, of which five are elected to three-year terms, and ten to two-year terms. Countries are immediately re-eligible upon
1232-468: The African Union's legal adviser, argued that "[some African] leaders have shown themselves willing to push the frontiers of collective stability and security to the limit without any regard for legal niceties such as the authorization of the [United Nations] Security Council". Later in 2005, African Union members acknowledged the Security Council's authority on military use, as demonstrated in
1276-525: The African Union. The new African Union was designed to center around a central decision-making organ with concrete rules, a smaller membership of 15 states to facilitate decision-making, majority rather than consensus-based decision-making, and viable options to recommend military intervention to the African Union Assembly. After some debate, this decision-making organ was coined the Peace and Security Council, and its rules were outlined in
1320-556: The PSC Protocol for being vague on which institution has the "primary legal authority" to use military force; in Article 16, the PSC Protocol states that the AU has "the primary responsibility for promoting peace, security and stability in Africa" whereas in Article 17, the Protocol states that the UN Security Council "has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security". Ben Kioko,
1364-770: The PSC members. This selection cycles through the alphabetical order of the PSC's member country names, in English. Although the PSC was partly inspired by the United Nations Security Council, unlike the UNSC, the PSC does not have any permanent members or veto power. All 15 members have equal power in the council. Ten members are elected for two years and five members are elected for three years. Members are elected to represent Africa's regional distribution. In order, each potential member must meet certain criteria. These criteria are outlined in Article five of
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1408-517: The PSC protocol and carry out military interventions against other members without their consent in cases of mass human rights abuses. Furthermore, the PSC relies on regional bodies contributing funds or troops for operations, but many regional bodies do not have enough resources to meet these standards. When electing members into the PSC itself, critics have noted that members who were actively disobeying AU decisions or carrying out human rights violations within their borders have still been admitted into
1452-865: The PSC, such as the Panel of the Wise, the Continental Early Warning System, and the African Standby Force are detailed in Articles 11, 12 and 13, respectively. Finally, the Protocol outlines the PSC's relationship with regional bodies in Article 16, and relationship with international organizations, especially the UN, in Article 17. There are three levels of PSC meetings: meetings between permanent representatives, meetings between ministers, and meetings between heads of state. Permanent representative meetings meet at least twice
1496-605: The Philippines Photography Studies College , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Polk State College , Polk County, Florida Putonghua Proficiency Test ( pinyin : Pǔtōnghuà Shuǐpíng Cèshì ), Mandarin proficiency test in Mainland China Military [ edit ] psc (military) , "Principal Staff Course" (British Army, and Air Force), or "Passed Staff Course" (Royal Navy) Polar Security Cutter program ,
1540-432: The Philippines Photography Studies College , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Polk State College , Polk County, Florida Putonghua Proficiency Test ( pinyin : Pǔtōnghuà Shuǐpíng Cèshì ), Mandarin proficiency test in Mainland China Military [ edit ] psc (military) , "Principal Staff Course" (British Army, and Air Force), or "Passed Staff Course" (Royal Navy) Polar Security Cutter program ,
1584-605: The Protocol cites three inspirations: "the [AU's] Constitutive Act, the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights". In Article 5, the Protocol details the PSC's membership structure and membership criteria. Article 8 outlines the PSC's procedural rules, including rules for voting, organizing meetings and creating subsidiary bodies. Specific subcommittees that support
1628-465: The Supreme Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) - see pertinent subsections under Judge PSC, Integrated Science Teacher See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "psc" , "p-s-c" , "ps-c" , or "p-sc" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with PSC All pages with titles containing PSC Topics referred to by
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1716-458: The United Nations, facilitating humanitarian action and finally, deciding "on any other issue having implications for the maintenance of peace, security and stability on the Continent". The following peace support operations have been conducted under an AU mandate, or with AU authorisation: The following operations were authorized but never resulted in deployment: Some AU members criticized
1760-538: The expiration of their terms. In the early 1990s, members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU), decided to abstain from active peacekeeping operations and focus instead on "preventive diplomacy". However, they reevaluated their stances after conflicts in Rwanda and Burundi . In 1995, members of the OAU started to support the use of peacekeeping operations after
1804-518: The first of February 2024. This council is dedicated to promoting peace, security, and stability on the African continent. The mission of the PSC is to respond to conflicts in Africa. The PSC relies on collective security and its early warning detection systems. Article 3 of the Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council expands upon the PSC's objectives. Article 7 of
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1848-407: The large size of the OAU, its consensus decision-making and its lack of clear procedures both obstructed constructive debate. However, on-the-ground interventions were also limited by the OAU's non-interventionist principles, which only allowed domestic military intervention with the state's consent. Thus, in 2001, an OAU Assembly session moved to reform the OAU's mechanisms in a new institution:
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