The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-956010-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 842 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1411 g

This is an authoritative, one-volume, and independent treatment of the UN's sixty-year history written by distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. Citations and suggested readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to the history, politics, and law of the world organization. This Handbook provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 and the challenges that it faces in the twenty-first century. This key reference work also contains appendices of the Charter of the United Nations, Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This volume is intended to shape the discipline of UN studies, and to establish itself as the essential point of reference for all those working on, in, or around the world organization. It is substantial in scope, containing contributions from over 40 leading scholars and practitioners - writing sometimes controversially, but always authoritatively - on the key topics and debates that define the institution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weiss, Thomas G.

Daws, Sam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Vereinte Nationen, UN Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part I: Introduction

- 1: Tom Weiss and Sam Daws: World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945

- Part II: Theoretical Frameworks

- 2: Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches

- 3: José Alvarez: Legal Perspectives

- 4: Leon Gordenker and Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge

- Part III: Principal Organs

- 5: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly

- 6: David M. Malone: Security Council

- 7: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council

- 8: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship

- 9: James O. C. Jonah: Secretariat

- 10: Edward Newman: Secretary-General

- 11: James Crawford and Thomas D. Grant: International Court of Justice

- Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors

- 12: by W. Pal S. Sidhu: Regional Groups and Alliances

- 13: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions

- 14: Paul Wapner: Civil Society

- 15: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector

- 16: Barbara Crossette: Media

- Part V: International Peace and Security

- 17: Disarmament by Keith Krause

- 18: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention by Rama Mani

- 19: Peacekeeping Operations by Michael Doyle

- 20: Sanctions by David Cortright, George A. Lopez and Linda Gerber

- 21: Peace Enforcement by Michael Pugh

- 22: Humanitarian Intervention by Ramesh Thakur

- 23: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Roland Paris

- 24: Terrorism by Jane Boulden

- Part VI Human Rights

- 25: Bertrand Ramcharan: Norms and Machinery

- 26: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals

- 27: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination

- 28: Charlotte Bunch: Women and Gender

- 29: Yves Beigbeder: Children

- 30: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

- 31: Fen Hampson and Christopher Penny: Human Security

- Part VII Development

- 32: Dennis Dijkzeul and Jacques Fomerand: Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs

- 33: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease

- 34: Nico Schrijver: Global Resources Management and the Environment

- 35: Frank G. Madsen: Organized Crime

- 36: Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance

- 37: Richard Jolly: Human Development

- Part VIII Prospects for Reform

- 38: Edward C. Luck: Principal Organs

- 39: Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing

- 40: Chadwick Alger: Widening Participation

- Suggested Further Reading

- The UN System

- The Charter of the United Nations

- Statute of the International Court of Justice

- Universal Declaration of Human Rights

- Subject Index

- Personal Name Index

- Foreword

- Part I: Introduction

- 1: Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws: World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945

- Part II: Theoretical Frameworks

- 2: Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches

- 3: José E. Alvarez: Legal Perspectives

- 4: Leon Gordenker and Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge

- Part III: Principal Organs

- 5: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly

- 6: David M. Malone: Security Council

- 7: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council

- 8: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship Council

- 9: James O. C. Jonah: Secretariat: Independence and Reform

- 10: Edward Newman: Secretary-General

- 11: James Crawford and Tom Grant: International Court of Justice

- Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors

- 12: W. Pal S. Sidhu: Regional Groups and Alliances

- 13: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions

- 14: Paul Wapner: Civil Society

- 15: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector

- 16: Barbara Crossette: Media

- Part V: International Peace and Security

- 17: Keith Krause: Disarmament

- 18: Rama Mani: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention

- 19: Michael Doyle and Nicolas Sambanis: Peacekeeping Operations

- 20: David Cortright, George A. Lopez and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf: Sanctions

- 21: Michael Pugh: Peace Enforcement

- 22: Ramesh Thakur: Humanitarian Intervention

- 23: Roland Paris: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

- 24: Jane Boulden: Terrorism

- Part VI: Human Rights

- 25: Bertrand G. Ramcharan: Norms and Machinery

- 26: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals

- 27: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination

- 28: Charlotte Bunch: Women and Gender

- 29: Yves Beigbeder: Children

- 30: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

- 31: Fen Hampson and Christopher K. Penny: Human Security

- Part VII: Development

- 32: Jacques Fomerand and Dennis Dijkzeul: Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs

- 33: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease

- 34: Nico Schrijver: Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development

- 35: Frank G. Madsen: Organized Crime

- 36: W. Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance

- 37: Richard Jolly: Human Development

- Part VIII: Prospects for Reform

- 38: Edward C. Luck: Principal Organs

- 39: Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing

- 40: Chadwick Alger: Widening Participation

- Suggested Further Reading

- The UN System

- Charter of the United Nations

- Statute of the International Court of Justice

- Universal Declaration of Human Rights

- Subject Index

- Name Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project. He is the chair of the Academic Council on the UN System and the former editor of its journal, Global Governance. He has written or edited some 35 books and numerous articles about multilateral approaches to international peace and security, humanitarian action, and sustainable development.

Sam Daws is a Senior Research Associate in the Centre for International Studies at the University of Oxford, where he is directing a project on UN Governance and Reform. He has served as a senior policy advisor on UN issues for 17 years, including three years as First Officer in the Executive Office of Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He previously directed a Geneva-based international consultancy. He undertook doctoral studies on UN reform at New College, Oxford, and has been a visiting fellow at Cambridge and Yale Universities. He has co-authored or edited six books.