The United Nations, peace and security: from collective security to the responsibility to protect

This examination of how the UN operations have changed focus from interstate wars to preventing humanitarian atrocities, asks why, when and how forces may be used and argues that the gulf between legality and legitimacy is evidence of an eroded sense of international community.

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Beteilige Person: Thakur, Ramesh 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Links:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005032574.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2005032574-d.html
Zusammenfassung:This examination of how the UN operations have changed focus from interstate wars to preventing humanitarian atrocities, asks why, when and how forces may be used and argues that the gulf between legality and legitimacy is evidence of an eroded sense of international community.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:XVI, 388 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:0521855179
9780521855174
9780521671255
0521671256