No entry without strategy : building the rule of law under UN transitional administration / Carolyn Bull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bull, Carolyn Gardner, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations. Transitional Administration in East Timor.

United Nations.

United Nations. Transitional Authority in Cambodia.

United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo.

Nation-building--Case studies.

Nation-building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For international actors seeking to consolidate peace and democracy in disrupted states, establishing the rule of law has proven frustratingly elusive. UN peace operations have struggled to ensure lasting security against violence and to build legitimate structures to redress disputes peacefully. It has been even harder to instill principles of governance that promote accountability to the law, protect against abuse, and generate trust in the state. In championing such goals, UN state-building missions have pitched against the odds. Beyond the complicated tasks of reforming laws, judiciaries, and police forces, UN officials have confronted a fundamental dilemma: if embedding the rule of law rests on complex political and social transformations regarding conflict, power, and the state, can external actors make a difference? This book investigates the challenges faced by UN transitional administrations in establishing the rule of law in Cambodia, Kosovo, and East Timor. It explores conceptual understandings of the UN's state-building agenda and speaks to broader questions about the role of external actors in disrupted states.

Contents:

Introduction : the elusive goal

Ambitions : the state-building agenda of UN transitional administrations

Concepts : the rule of law in UN state-building missions

The line of least resistance : the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia

State-building without a state : the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

Beyond the blank slate : the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor

No entry without strategy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-298) and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7120-X

OCLC:

649914774