Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations / edited by Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning, and Ramesh Thakur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aoi, Chiyuki.

De Coning, Cedric.

Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces.

United Nations.

United Nations--Armed Forces.

Physical Description:

xix ,292 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, ; New York : United Nations University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rebuilding societies where conflict has occurred is rarely a simple process; but where conflict has been accompanied by gross and systematic violations of human rights the procedure becomes fraught with controversy. The traditional debate on 'transitional justice' sought to balance justice, truth, accountability, and peace and stability. The appearance of impunity for past crimes undermines confidence in new democratic structures and casts doubt upon commitments to human rights. Yet the need to consolidate peace sometimes resulted in reluctance on the part of authorities both local and international to confront suspected perpetrators of human rights violations, especially when they were a part of the peace process. Experience in many regions of the world therefore suggested a trade-off between peace and justice. However there is a growing consensus that some forms of justice and accountability are integral to rather than in tension with peace and stability. This volume considers whether we are truly going beyond the 'transitional justice' debate. It brings together eminent scholars and practitioners with direct experience of some of the most challenging contemporary cases of international justice, and illustrates that justice and accountability remain complex ideals.

Contents:

Unintended consequences for individuals and groups

Unintended consequences, complex peace operations and peacebuilding systems / Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning and Ramesh Thakur

The unintended consequences of peace operations on Timor Leste from a gender perspective / Shukuko Koyama and Henri Myrttinen

Protecting civilians from UN peacekeepers and humanitarian workers: sexual exploitation and abuse / Vanessa Kent

Host economies, humanitarian action and civil

military coordination

The unintended consequences of peace operations on the host economy from a people's perspective / Katarina Ammitzbøll

The unintended consequences of peace operations on humanitarian action / Shin-wha Lee

The unintended consequences of civil

military cooperation in peace operations / Stuart Gordon

Troop-contributing countries

The unintended consequences of peace operations for troop-contributing countries from West Africa: the case of Ghana / Kwesi Aning

The unintended consequences of United Nations peace operations for troop-contributing countries from South Asia / C.S.R. Murthy

The unintended consequences of peace operations for troop-contributing countries in South America: the case of Argentina and Uruguay / Arturo C. Sotomayor

Accountability

The accountability of personnel associated with peacekeeping operations / Franoise J. Hampson and Ai Kihara-Hunt

A beacon of light in the dark? The United Nations' experience with peace operations ombudspersons as illustrated by the ombudsperson institution in Kosovo / Florian F. Hoffmann

The vicarious responsibility of the United Nations / Frédéric Mégret

Conclusion: can unintended consequences be prevented, contained and managed? / Chiyuki Aoi, Cedric de Coning and Ramesh Thakur.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-25307-3

9786611253042

92-808-7111-0

OCLC:

227210606