UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo : Operational and Legal Issues in Practice / Ray Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Ray, 1956-

Series:

Cambridge books online.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993--Peace.

Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993.

History.

Peace.

Lebanon--History--Civil War, 1975-1990--Peace.

Lebanon.

Kosovo War, 1998-1999--Peace.

Kosovo War, 1998-1999.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

The concept of UN peacekeeping has had to evolve and change to meet the challenges of contemporary sources of conflict; consequently, peacekeeping operations have grown rapidly in number and complexity. This book examines a number of issues associated with contemporary multinational peace operations, and seeks to provide insights into the problems that arise in establishing and deploying such forces to meet the challenges of current conflicts.

The focus of the book is three case studies (Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo), involving a comparative analysis of the traditional peacekeeping in Lebanon, the more robust peace enforcement mission in Somalia and the international administration undertaken on behalf of the international community in Kosovo. The book analyses the lessons that may be learned from these operations in terms of mandates, command and control, use of force and the relevance of international humanitarian and human rights law to such operations.

Contents:

The UN and peacekeeping operations 1

Peacekeeping and enforcement operations 8

Collective security and the role of the Security Council 11

Peacekeeping and contemporary issues 12

2 The political and diplomatic background to the establishment of peace support operations in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo 33

Factors influencing the decision to intervene 34

Response to the interventions in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo 37

The case of Lebanon 37

Security Council fails to support UNIFIL 43

Lack of co-operation from the parties in Lebanon 45

The case of Somalia 48

Deployment of UNOSOM I 50

Options facing the Secretary-General and the deployment of UNITAF 55

The dilemma of disarmament and the creation of a safe environment in Somalia 60

Reconciliation and mediation efforts in Somalia and Lebanon 63

Intervention in Kosovo 69

Operation Allied Force: the NATO air campaign 75

The Military Technical Agreement and UN Resolution 1244 77

Creation of provisional institutions of self-government and the protection of minorities in Kosovo 81

Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government 84

The security deficit and the de facto partition of Kosovo 86

The problem of parallel political structures 89

Military effectiveness and problems of command and control 93

UNOSOM II 93

UNIFIL 96

KFOR 96

Deficiencies in the UN organisation and structures 97

3 Legal framework of UN peacekeeping forces and issues of command and control 106

Legal framework of UN operations and the SOFA 107

UNIFIL 110

KFOR 112

Consequences for Irish and Canadian personnel in breach of UN regulations 114

Command and control 115

Command and control of peacekeeping operations 121

Command and control of UN forces in Somalia 125

Command and control of Canadian forces 134

Constitutional issues arising in the command of Irish forces 139

4 United Nations peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo, and the use of force 148

The establishment of peace support operations in Somalia, Lebanon and Kosovo 153

Somalia 153

Lebanon 155

Kosovo 156

Standing operating procedures and rules of engagement 158

Lebanon 173

When to use force to implement the UNIFIL mandate? 173

Escalating the response and the tactical use of force 176

Confrontation at At-Tiri and the adoption of Resolution 467 (1980) 179

Somalia 185

The strategic use of force 185

Conflicting interpretations of the concept of operations and the slide into combat 187

Kosovo 195

5 UN military operations and international humanitarian and human rights law 214

Human rights and humanitarian law 217

Humanitarian law and armed conflicts 220

International human rights law 226

Sexual abuse and peacekeeping operations 230

International and non-international armed conflicts 238

Humanitarian law and UN operations 241

The United Nations position 246

The ICRC position 253

The 1994 Convention on the Safety of UN and Associated Personnel 255

Humanitarian law and UN forces in Lebanon and Somalia 262

The predicament of UNIFIL 262

Somalia 271

Summary: practical difficulties applying the Conventions in Somalia 276

Kosovo 279

The need for UN reform 294

Intervention 296

Operational and legal issues 298

Unrealistic expectations 300

Lack of accountability 301

The UN, NATO and Kosovo 304

Lessons for the future 307

Appendix 1 Resolutions of the Security Council: UNIFIL 312

Appendix 2 Resolutions of the Security Council: Somalia 315

Appendix 3 Resolutions of the Security Council: Kosovo 326.

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ISBN:

9780511494413

9780521843058

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