Peace Operations and Human Rights

ISBN-13: 9780415394895 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 178 str.

Opis

The protection and promotion of human rights is an integral part of contemporary international peacekeeping operations. It is also a controversial aspect of peace operations at both an institutional and operational level. By bringing together a wide range of practitioners and academic scholars, this special issue addresses key contemporary legal, political and operational challenges to human rights protection. This book was previously published as a special issue of the leading journal International Peacekeeping.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Setting the Legal Framework for Human Rights Protection in Peace Operations  2. Human Rights Field Operations: An Equal Partner in Peace Operations?  3. Human Rights and Peacekeeping from Above: UN Reform and Beyond  4. Human Rights and Peacekeeping from Below: How are Local Actors Involved in Human Rights Protection?  5. From Theory to Practice: Training Peacekeepers on Human Rights  6. Enforcing Human Rights in Peace Operations: The Role of UN CIVPOL  7. Implementation through Cooperation: Human Rights Officers and Military Peacekeepers Working Together in the Congo  8. Undermining Human Rights Protection: Sexual Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers  9. What Role do Human Rights Play in the Developing European (and African) Peacekeeping Capabilities?  10. Integration of Human Rights in Peace Operations: Is there a Model?  Conclusion

O autorze

Murphy, Ray; Mansson, Katarina