The American public has become increasingly disenchanted with the United Nations. Some responsible sources in this country are already advocating withdrawal from U.N. agencies and perhaps even from the entire system. This book, by the former Director of Research at UNITAR, the U.N.'s "think tank," examines the record of the U.N. during its first 40 years in the clear light of American national interest. Franck offers a balance sheet which confirms that the U.N. during its first 40 years in the clear light of American national interest. Franck offers a balance sheet which confirms that the...
The American public has become increasingly disenchanted with the United Nations. Some responsible sources in this country are already advocating with...
Although there is no international government, and no global police agency enforces the rules, nations obey international law. In this provocative study, Franck employs a broad range of historical, legal, sociological, anthropological, political, and philosophical modes of analysis to unravel the mystery of what makes states and people perceive rules as legitimate. Demonstrating that virtually all nations obey most rules nearly all of the time, Franck reveals that the more legitimate laws and institutions appear to be, the greater is their capacity for compliance. Distilling those factors...
Although there is no international government, and no global police agency enforces the rules, nations obey international law. In this provocative stu...
This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law and the changing social attitudes towards personal choice in constituting identity. It demonstrates that this desire of persons for choice is not limited to Western industrial society but a historical development powered by such independent variables as urbanization, the communications revolution, education, and economic development.
This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law and the changing social attitudes towards personal cho...
This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law. It also looks at the changing social attitudes towards personal choice in constituting identity.
This book examines the gradual emancipation of the individual in national and international law. It also looks at the changing social attitudes toward...
The United Nations Charter in 1945 prohibits all use of force by states except in the event of an armed attack or when authorized by the Security Council. Although the Charter is very hard to amend, its drafters agreed that it should be interpreted flexibly by the UN's principal political institutions and the text has undergone extensive interpretation. This book relates these changes in law and practice to changing public values pertaining to the balance between maintaining peace and promoting justice.
The United Nations Charter in 1945 prohibits all use of force by states except in the event of an armed attack or when authorized by the Security Coun...
"The importance of the 1913] report for the world lies primarily in the light it casts on the excruciating situation prevailing today. . . to reveal to people of this age how much of today's problem has deep roots and how much does not. It will be easier to think of solutions when such realities are kept in mind."--George F. Kennan (in the Introduction)
"The importance of the 1913] report for the world lies primarily in the light it casts on the excruciating situation prevailing today. . . to reveal ...
