04644cam a2200697 i 4500 unitednationspea0000thak_f9i5 CaSfIA 20250802131506.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 160811s2017 enka ob 001 0 eng 2016026758 (OCoLC)1392013810 DLC eng rda DLC YDXCP OCLCF YDX GZM OBE OCLCO OCLCQ UKMGB UKNRU BDP OCLCA UKUSR NLVRD CaSfIA GBB6E5000 bnb 018074669 Uk 9781107176942 (hardback) 1107176948 (hardback) 9781316627723 (paperback) 1316627721 (paperback) pcc n-us--- JZ4984.5 .T43 2017 JZ4984.5 T53 2017 341.7/2 23 Thakur, Ramesh, 1948- author. The United Nations, peace and security : from collective security to the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur ; with a foreword by Gareth Evans. Second edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017. 1 online resource (xviii, 428 pages : illustrations) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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 gulf between legality and legitimacy is evidence of an eroded sense of international community. He considers the tension between the United States, with its capacity to use force and project power, and the United Nations, as the centre of the international law enforcement system. He asserts the central importance of the rule of law and a rules-based order focused on the United Nations as the foundation of a civilised system of international relations. This book will be of interest to students of the United Nations and international organisations in politics, law and international relations departments, as well as policymakers in governmental and non-governmental international organisations"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. United Nations. United Nations Peacekeeping forces. United Nations United States. Security, International. Pacific settlement of international disputes. Responsibility to protect (International law) United Nations United States. Law. eflch United Nations. fast (OCoLC)fst00530351 Pacific settlement of international disputes. fast (OCoLC)fst01050091 Peacekeeping forces. fast (OCoLC)fst01055909 Responsibility to protect (International law) fast (OCoLC)fst01895199 Security, International. fast (OCoLC)fst01110895 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 United Nations. pplt Collective security. pplt Responsibility to protect. pplt International peace and security. pplt Law. ukslc https://archive.org/details/unitednationspea0000thak_f9i5 Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL28612429M Additional information and access via Open Library unitednationspea0000thak_f9i5 ark:/13960/s2mqnkkh7gc