Maintaining Peace and Security?: The United Nations in a Changing World

ISBN-13: 9781137032140 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 288 str.

Trudy Fraser

Opis

The security concerns of the United Nations today extend far beyond what the writers of the 1945 Charter could have imagined. As a result, the UN has been compelled to reconsider the parameters of what constitutes a threat to international peace and security, and what it means to be safe and secure in the twenty-first century. This text critically assesses the capacity of the UN to evolve in response to changing notions of security, and examines the complex history of people, places and politics that have helped shape this important global actor.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Origins and Organization of the United Nations 3. Sovereignty and Security During the Cold War 4. Sovereignty and Security in the Age of Intervention 5. Reforming the Security Council for 21st Century Security 6. Reforming Human Rights and Human Development for 21st Century Security 7. Human Security as State Security 8. Conclusion.

O autorze

Trudy Fraser is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with joint affiliation at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, and the University of Tokyo, Japan.