Disputatio:CN

E Vicipaedia

Per errorem creavi paginam novam nomine UNC (Unitarum nationum coetus) significantem eandem rem ac haec pagina. Consociatus Nationum quidem est nomen satis sonorum atque diligenter inventum; ego autem nomen UNC non meo ingenio sed e Vaticani thesauro recentis latinitatis inveni. Utrum nomen aptius est?--Iovis Fulmen 20:34, 24 Iulii 2006 (UTC)

To make things more complicated: We should not only find a correct name for the United Nations, but also for the en:League of Nations (its predecessor). --UV 00:22, 30 Iulii 2006 (UTC)
Surely the Vatican had a Latin term for "League of Nations" while the league was still in existence. Is someone in a position to look it up? Or perhaps:
League of Nations = Foedus Nationum (= Kant's Foedus Pacificum?)
United Nations Organization = Consociatus Nationum Coniunctarum
UN General Assembly = Senatus Generalis Nationum Coniunctarum
UN Security Council = Concilium Pro Securitate Nationum Coniunctarum IacobusAmor 01:21, 30 Iulii 2006 (UTC)
I think your "Consociatus" is a much better translation for organisation than is the Vatican's "coetus", since the latter to my ears rather denotes the actual meetings.
Concerning the security council, I must admit that I don't like the "pro" in all these expressions, and I don't like "securitas" at all, its meaning in classical Latin being quite different from "security". I prefer using as an example the Roman collegia that are all called things like "collegium sacris faciundis" etc., so it should be more like Concilium periculo avertendo, even if this expresses the matter differently. However, Tuomo Pekkanen on YLE uses Consilium securitatis, so I suggest to stick with this.
Anyway, your Foedus Nationum for the Völkerbund is absolutely smashing and should be used forthwith. --Iovis Fulmen 17:23, 2 Septembris 2006 (UTC)