Law and practice of the United Nations : documents and commentary / Simon Chesterman, Ian Johnstone, David M. Malone.
2016
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Chesterman, Simon author.
Title
Law and practice of the United Nations : documents and commentary / Simon Chesterman, Ian Johnstone, David M. Malone.
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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Second edition.
ISBN
9780199399505 (electronic bk.)
0199399506 (electronic bk.)
9780199399512 (ebook)
0199399514 (ebook)
9780199399499
0199399492
0199399484
0199399506 (electronic bk.)
9780199399512 (ebook)
0199399514 (ebook)
9780199399499
0199399492
0199399484
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1 online resource (xliii, 741 pages)
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(OCoLC)937719085
Summary
This book combines primary materials with expert commentary, demonstrating the interaction between law and practice in the UN organisation, as well as the possibilities and limitations of multilateral institutions in general. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay by the authors that describes how the documents that follow illustrate a set of legal, institutional, and political issues relevant to the practice of diplomacy and the development of public international law through the United Nations. This second edition updates the materials in the first edition and introduces new features that reflect a changing global landscape.
Note
"In memory of Professor Thomas M. Franck."
First edition co-authored by Thomas M. Franck.
This book combines primary materials with expert commentary, demonstrating the interaction between law and practice in the UN organisation, as well as the possibilities and limitations of multilateral institutions in general. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay by the authors that describes how the documents that follow illustrate a set of legal, institutional, and political issues relevant to the practice of diplomacy and the development of public international law through the United Nations. This second edition updates the materials in the first edition and introduces new features that reflect a changing global landscape.
First edition co-authored by Thomas M. Franck.
This book combines primary materials with expert commentary, demonstrating the interaction between law and practice in the UN organisation, as well as the possibilities and limitations of multilateral institutions in general. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay by the authors that describes how the documents that follow illustrate a set of legal, institutional, and political issues relevant to the practice of diplomacy and the development of public international law through the United Nations. This second edition updates the materials in the first edition and introduces new features that reflect a changing global landscape.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: Law and Practice of the United Nations. Oxford Univ Pr 2016 0199399492 (OCoLC)923796054
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Table of Contents
The UN charter
Hard cases
Hard choices
Legal status
The Secretary-General and the Secretariat
Membership
Structure, financing, and administration
Counter-terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation
Peace operations
Sanctions
Sustainable development
Self-determination and democracy promotion
Human rights
The rule of law and transitional justice
Immunity and responsibility
Accountability in practice
Reform.
Hard cases
Hard choices
Legal status
The Secretary-General and the Secretariat
Membership
Structure, financing, and administration
Counter-terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation
Peace operations
Sanctions
Sustainable development
Self-determination and democracy promotion
Human rights
The rule of law and transitional justice
Immunity and responsibility
Accountability in practice
Reform.