The militarisation of peacekeeping in the twenty-first century / James Sloan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sloan, James, 1964- author.

Series:

Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 35.

Studies in international law ; v.35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Military policy.

United Nations.

United Nations--Peacekeeping forces.

Intervention (International law).

Intervention (International law)--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Militarisation of peacekeeping in the 21st century

Militarization of peacekeeping in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Since the end of the last century, UN peacekeeping has undergone a fundamental and largely unexamined change. Peacekeeping operations, long expected to use force only in self-defence and to act impartially, are now increasingly relied upon by the Security Council as a means to maintain and restore security within a country. The operations are established under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and some are empowered to use 'all necessary measures', language traditionally reserved for enforcement operations. Through a close examination of these twenty-first century peacekeeping operations--including operations in Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Haiti and the Darfur region of the Sudan--the book shows that they are, for the most part, fundamentally ill-suited to the enforcement-type tasks being asked of them. The operations, which are under-funded, under-equipped and whose troops are under-trained, frequently lurch from crisis to crisis. There is scant evidence, some 10 years on, that matters are likely to improve. The book argues that bestowing enforcement-type functions on a peacekeeping operation is misconceived. Such operations are likely to be unsuccessful in their enforcement-type tasks, thereby causing serious damage to the excellent reputation of UN peacekeeping, and the UN more broadly. In addition, because such operations are more likely to be perceived as partial, their ability to carry out traditional (non-forceful) peacekeeping tasks may be impeded. Finally, the Security Council's practice of charging peacekeeping operations with enforcement functions lessens the pressure on the Council to work to establish genuine enforcement operations - ie, operations that are considerably better suited to restoring peace and security"--Provided by publisher."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Peacekeeping : the opposite of enforcement?

The peacekeeping powers of the Security Council and the limitations thereupon

When peacekeeping and enforcement overlap : twentieth century practice

When peacekeeping and enforcement overlap : twenty-first century practice : the early operations

When peacekeeping and enforcement overlap : twenty-first century practice : the later operations

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613529428

9781847318183

1847318185

9781472565754

1472565754

9781280125560

128012556X

9781847318442

1847318444

OCLC:

785397970