The United Nations, peace and security : from collective security to the responsibility to protect
"Ending humanitarian atrocities has become as important for the United Nations as preventing interstate war. This book examines the transformation of UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. Ramesh Thakur asks why, when and how force may be used, and argues that the growing gul...
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| Médium: | Livre numérique |
| Jazyk: | Anglais |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2017.
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| Vydání: | 2sd édition. |
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Cambridge University Press - CUP - Corpus Science politique (Licence nationale) |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • The United Nations, peace and security, from collective security to the responsibility to protect, Ramesh Thakur, Second edition, Cambridge [etc.], Cambridge University Press, 2017, 1 vol. (XVIII-428 p.), 978-1-107-17694-2 |
Obsah:
- Part I. An international organisation for keeping the peace. 1. Pacific settlement, collective security and international peacekeeping; 2. Peace operations and the UN-US relationship Part II. Soft security perspectives. 3. Human security and human rights; 4. International criminal justice; 5. International sanctions Part III. Hard security issues. 6. The nuclear threat; 7. International terrorism; 8. Kosovo 1999 and Iraq 2003 as unilateral interventions; 9. Afghanistan, Libya and Syria: UN-authorised interventions and non-intervention; 10. From humanitarian intervention to R2P: cosmetic or consequential?; 11. The development and evolution of R2P as international policy Part IV. Institutional developments. 12. Reforming the United Nations; 13. The political role of the United Nations Secretary-General Conclusion: at the crossroads of ideals and reality