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In 2015, the Paris Agreement was adopted to strengthen the legal continuum to combat climate change. The Secretary-General as the chief administrative, world premier diplomat and norm entrepreneur of the UN has to diplomatically persuade all member States to ratify the international legal instruments. This research suggests that the Secretary-General must possess virtuous character in order to carry on the mandate of the UN Charter, especially as a norm entrepreneur to address the issue of climate change. Aretaic jurisprudence approach is used to interpret further the character that has to be possessed by the Secretary-General. Based on the Aristotelian virtues as the core philosophy of aretaic jurisprudence, the Secretary-General has to possess the virtues of courage and temperance. In the fight against climate change, a virtuous Secretary-General will play the pivotal role as a norm entrepreneur in inviting and persuading all member States to cooperate in unity.
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The importance of character for the Secretary-General of the United Nations through the lens of aretaic jurisprudence to combat climate change.
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Norm entrepreneurship is necessary to persuade all member states to unite in combating climate change. The Secretary-General of the United Nations must possess the Aristotelian virtues to become a successful norm entrepreneur.
Ms Ratna Juwita
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta
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This page is a summary of: An Aretaic Jurisprudence Approach to the Character of the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Norm Entrepreneur to Save the Earth from the Adverse Impact of Climate Change, The Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law, June 2018, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/22134484-12340096.
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