The UN and human rights : who guards the guardians? / Guglielmo Verdirame.
2011
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The UN and human rights : who guards the guardians? / Guglielmo Verdirame.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description
1 online resource (lvi, 448 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 82.
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Introduction
Concepts and definitions
Human rights obligations of international organisations
International institutional responsibility
UN relief and development operations
UN peacekeeping operations
International administrations
Implementation of UN sanctions
Accountability
Conclusions.
Concepts and definitions
Human rights obligations of international organisations
International institutional responsibility
UN relief and development operations
UN peacekeeping operations
International administrations
Implementation of UN sanctions
Accountability
Conclusions.
Summary
Through an analysis of UN operations including international territorial administration, refugee camps, peacekeeping, the implementation of sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid, this book shows that the powers exercised by the UN carry a serious risk of human rights abuse. The International Law Commission has codified and developed the law of institutional responsibility, but, while indispensable, these principles and rules cannot on their own ensure compliance and accountability. The 'liberty deficit' of the UN and of other international organisations thus remains an urgent legal and political problem. Some solutions may be available; indeed, recent state and institutional practice offers interesting examples in this respect. But at a fundamental level we need to ask ourselves whether, judged on the basis of the principle of liberty, the power shift from states to international organisations is always beneficial.
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Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511862687 ebook
9780521841900 (hardback)
9781107617476 (paperback)
9780521841900 (hardback)
9781107617476 (paperback)
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