Where do AMUNs rules come from?
AMUN’s goal is to replicate the rules and practices used at the UN to the largest extent possible, while still including some additional rules which enhance the educational experience of the students. In an effort to simulate the UN as closely as possible, over the years AMUN staff members have done significant research into the UN rules, including referencing UN proceedings and interviewing UN Secretariat members and diplomats. AMUN’s rules are easy to use in practice, but are fairly complex in writing to cover the mostly unwritten practices and precedents which guide many activities at the United Nations. When AMUN’s rules vary from those used at the UN, this is acknowledged and is only done to achieve a specific educational goal in the limited four days of a Model UN simulation.
