The United Nations, peace and security : from collective security to the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur ; with a foreword by Gareth Evans.
2017
KZ4971 .T43 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
The United Nations, peace and security : from collective security to the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur ; with a foreword by Gareth Evans.
Edition
Second edition.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description
xviii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part I. An international organisation for keeping the peace. 1. Pacific settlement, collective security and international peacekeeping; 2. Peace operations and the UN-US relationship
Part II. Soft security perspectives. 3. Human security and human rights; 4. International criminal justice; 5. International sanctions
Part III. Hard security issues. 6. The nuclear threat; 7. International terrorism; 8. Kosovo 1999 and Iraq 2003 as unilateral interventions; 9. Afghanistan, Libya and Syria: UN-authorised interventions and non-intervention; 10. From humanitarian intervention to R2P: cosmetic or consequential?; 11. The development and evolution of R2P as international policy
Part IV. Institutional developments. 12. Reforming the United Nations; 13. The political role of the United Nations Secretary-General
Conclusion: at the crossroads of ideals and reality.
Part II. Soft security perspectives. 3. Human security and human rights; 4. International criminal justice; 5. International sanctions
Part III. Hard security issues. 6. The nuclear threat; 7. International terrorism; 8. Kosovo 1999 and Iraq 2003 as unilateral interventions; 9. Afghanistan, Libya and Syria: UN-authorised interventions and non-intervention; 10. From humanitarian intervention to R2P: cosmetic or consequential?; 11. The development and evolution of R2P as international policy
Part IV. Institutional developments. 12. Reforming the United Nations; 13. The political role of the United Nations Secretary-General
Conclusion: at the crossroads of ideals and reality.
Summary
"Ending humanitarian atrocities has become as important for the United Nations as preventing interstate war. This book examines the transformation of UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. Ramesh Thakur asks why, when and how force may be used, and argues that the growing gulf between legality and legitimacy is evidence of an eroded sense of international community. He considers the tension between the United States, with its capacity to use force and project power, and the United Nations, as the centre of the international law enforcement system. He asserts the central importance of the rule of law and a rules-based order focused on the United Nations as the foundation of a civilised system of international relations. This book will be of interest to students of the United Nations and international organisations in politics, law and international relations departments, as well as policymakers in governmental and non-governmental international organisations"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KZ4971 .T43 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781107176942 hardback
1107176948 hardback
9781316627723 paperback
1316627721 paperback
1107176948 hardback
9781316627723 paperback
1316627721 paperback
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