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Charter of the United Nations
Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents
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eBook - PDF
Charter of the United Nations
Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents
About this book
This volume contains the full text of the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, as well as related historical documents. They are accompanied by ten original essays on the Charter and its legacy by distinguished scholars and former high-level UN officials. The commentaries illuminate the early and ongoing roles of the United Nations in responding to international crises, debates about the UN’s architecture and its reform, and its role in global governance, climate change, peacekeeping, and development. A concise and accessible introduction to the UN for students, this collection also offers important new scholarship that will be of interest to experts.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Documents
- Part I. The United Nations Charter: Structure, Origins, And Institutional Change
- 1. The UN Charter: A Global Constitution?
- 2. Lost In Transition? The League Of Nations And The United Nations
- 3. Has The UN Lived Up To Its Charter?
- 4. Change And The United Nations Charter
- Part II. Early Impact And State Formation
- 5. The United Nations And The Emergence Of Independent India
- 6. Palestine And Israel At The United Nations: Partition, Recognition, And Membership
- 7. Namibian Independence: A UN Success Story
- Part III. The United Nations In The Contemporary World
- 8. A History Of UN Peacekeeping
- 9. Fighting The Last War: The United Nations Charter In The Age Of The War On Terror
- 10. Science And Politics On A Warming Planet: The IPCC And The Representation Of Future Generations
- List Of Contributors
- Index