The United Nations at the millennium : the principal organs / edited by Paul Taylor and A.J.R. Groom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Paul Graham.

Groom, A. J. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

International agencies.

Physical Description:

xix, 363 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2000.

Summary:

The United Nations at the Millennium provides unparalleled coverage of each of the principal organs of the United Nations. This collection offers a survey of the life of each organ since its inception in 1945, the extent to which it has fulfilled its founding mission, and proposals for reform.

As well as providing comprehensive coverage of the present role of this highly influential organization, the book addresses larger questions about the role of the U.N. and the fitness for purpose of its principal organs as a means to global governance.

Contents:

1 Getting to 'Go': The Birth of the United Nations System / A. J. R. Groom 1

2 The General Assembly: Grandeur and Decadence / Marie-Claude Smouts 21

3 The Security Council / Juergen Dedring 61

4 Managing the Economic and Social Activities of the United Nations System: Developing the Role of ECOSOC / Paul Taylor 100

5 The Trusteeship Council: A Successful Demise / A. J. R. Groom 142

6 The International Court of Justice / B. G. Ramcharan 177

7 The United Nations Secretariat: Reform in Progress / Yves Beigbeder 196

8 States Groups at the United Nations and Growth of Member States at the United Nations / Sally Morphet 224

9 NGOs and the Principal Organs of the United Nations / Carolyn M. Stephenson 271

10 The Institutions of the United Nations and the Principle of Consonance: An Overview / Paul Taylor 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-350) and index.

ISBN:

0826447775

0826447783

OCLC:

44627159