Waging peace : the United Nations Security Council and transnational armed conflicts / by Max Hilaire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hilaire, Max, author.

Series:

Strafrechtliche Fragen der Gegenwart

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations. Security Council.

United Nations.

Security, International.

Conflict management--International cooperation.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Logos Verlag, [2015]

Summary:

Long description: The United Nations Security Council has, since 1945, formed the core of an international security regime devoted to maintaining or restoring international peace and security. During and since the Cold War, the world has seen a progressive reduction in inter-state warfare, an evolution in which the Council has played its part. But the Council has also seen its share of failures, both in domestic wars involving non-state groups, and in matters of legitimacy, seen as it is as a vehicle for the interests of the three western permanent members. Never provided with a standing military force to implement enforcement actions, the Security Council instead developed a formula for the use of international peacekeeping forces; it has often delegated enforcement powers to coalitions of states or to regional alliances; and it has advanced the use of mechanisms not anticipated by the original framers of the UN Charter, such as international criminal tribunals and post-conflict transitional administrations. Increasingly involved in matters traditionally considered the domestic preserve of nation states, the Council's agenda is ever more dominated by issues related to economic disparity, internal political repression, corruption, insurgency, and struggles over natural resources. This book examines the actions -- and sometimes the failure to act -- of the Security Council over the past seven decades. Professor Max Hilaire has provided a comprehensive analysis of the role of the Security Council in transnational armed conflicts from UN and normative frameworks. Waging Peace is a valuable addition to the literature of international law and international relations, and of the history of what remains a uniquely idealistic experiment in creating an institution to safeguard peace and security globally.

Contents:

Intro

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII: CONCLUSION.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-320).

Description based on print version record.

PublicationDate: 20150620

ISBN:

3-8325-9335-7