To keep the peace : the United Nations condemnatory resolution / William W. Orbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orbach, William W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legitimacy of governments.

United Nations--Resolutions.

United Nations.

United Nations--Sanctions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University of Kentucky Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first purpose of the United Nations is ""to maintain international peace and security."" Among the chief methods employed to attain this end has been the condemnatory resolution, in which international outrage is expressed at the policies or actions of a given state. Here William W. Orbach undertakes to explore the nature of the United Nations and its role in international politics through an examination of the history of such resolutions, the reasons for condemnations, and the process by which they are enacted or rejected. He concludes that the United Nations is not an independent actor o

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The Condemnatory Resolution; 2. Case Studies; The People's Republic of China; South Africa; Israel; 3. Conclusion: The Efficacy of Condemnatory Resolutions; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813182117

0813182115

9780813164052

0813164052

OCLC:

557892766