Las Malvinas or the Falklands? - United Nations Security Council

A note on the committee format: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is a fast-paced double delegate committee that starts off as a crisis committee on the Thursday and Friday sessions and moves into GA procedures on the Saturday. It is made up of 15 member states (the 5 Permanent states and the current 10 rotating members). The Falklands War 1982 and Resolution 502 The Falklands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean named by the British in 1690. The Falklands are …also called the Islas Malvinas by Argentina and both countries claim these islands as their own. Argentina claims the Falkland Islands primarily based on the legal principle of territorial inheritance from the Spanish Empire and the islands' geographic proximity to the shores of Argentina (the principal island being about 500km from the Argentinian shore). After Argentina's independence from Spain (1816), they regained full control of their country which, according to Argentina, included the Falklands. The British claim the Falklands as their own based on the historical right of discovery. In 1833, the British were the first power to settle the islands and have served as the continuous administration since. Further, the British rely on the principle of self-determination, as the islanders are overwhelmingly British citizens who wish to remain under UK jurisdiction. On April 2nd, 1982, armed forces from Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. As British naval vessels headed toward the islands, the world watched as diplomacy raced against armed conflict. The day of the invasion, the UNSC started drafting Resolution 502 and passed it on April 3rd, requesting the immediate withdrawal of Argentinian troops and a ceasefire, to no avail. The UNSC must navigate the tensions following the passing and the aftermath of Resolution 502 and the fallout between the two nations to prevent further escalation and resolve the conflict. However, the question remains: Will the Council succeed in preserving peace in time, or will the conflict come to characterize a broken and divided geopolitical order?