The authority of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter : legal limits and the role of the International Court of Justice / by David Schweigman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schweigman, David.

Series:

Studies and materials on the settlement of international disputes ; v. 8.

Studies and materials on the settlement of international disputes ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

United Nations. Security Council--Powers and duties.

United Nations.

International Court of Justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

The Hague ; Boston : Kluwer Law International, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume discusses the legal limits to the authority of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. The interest in this topic regained importance when the Security Council started to play an increasingly active role after a period of dormancy between 1945 and 1990. The work describes various approaches to Charter interpretation, provides an overview of the Council's powers under the Charter and surveys the Council's recent practice with regard to the maintenance of international peace and security. Subsequently the sources and contents of the limits to the Council's authority are analyzed. This is followed by an analysis of the role of the International Court of Justice, which includes an overview of the main obstacles to, and possibilities of, judicial review by the Court of Council decisions taken under Chapter VII. Finally, the work discusses recent proposals to enhance the Council's legitimacy.

Contents:

Note by the Series Editor

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Interpretation of Treaties

2. The Authority of the Security Council under the UN Charter

3. Subsequent Practice: The Council's Application of its Powers

4. Sources and Content of the Legal Limits to the Council's Powers

5. Illegal Council Decisions: Consequences and the Remedies Available

6. Enhancing the Council's Legitimacy

Conclusions

List of References

Table of Cases

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-342) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91561-7

9786610915613

90-474-1192-7

1-4237-2968-4

OCLC:

69013381

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047411925 DOI