The Oxford handbook on the United Nations /
The Oxford handbook on the United Nations /
United Nations
edited by Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- xxviii, 810 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
First paperback edition. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [716]-732) and indexes.
pt.1. Introduction -- World politics: continuity and change since 1945. pt.2. Theoretical frameworks -- Political approaches -- Legal perspectives -- Evolution in knowledge. pt.3. Principal organs -- General Assembly -- Security Council -- Economic and Social Council -- Trusteeship Council -- Secretariat: independence and reform -- Secretary-General -- International Court of Justice. pt.4. Relationships with other actors -- Regional groups and alliances -- Bretton Woods institutions -- Civil society -- Private sector -- Media. pt.5. International peace and security -- Disarmament -- Peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention -- Peacekeeping operations -- Sanctions -- Peace enforcement -- Humanitarian intervention -- Post-conflict peacebuilding -- terrorism. pt.6. Human rights -- Norms and machinery -- International criminal court and ad hoc tribunals -- Humanitarian action and coordination -- Women and gender -- Children -- Minorities and indigenous peoples -- Human security. pt.7. Development -- Coordinating economic and social affairs -- Health and infectious disease -- Natural resource management and sustainable development -- Organized crime -- Democracy and good governance -- Human development. pt.8. Prospects for reform -- Principal organs -- Financing -- Widening participation.
9780199560103 (pbk.) 0199560102 (pbk.)
2006103221
GBA704187 bnb
013645167 Uk
United Nations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Naciones Unidas--Historia.
Naciones Unidas--Organización.
20150700
R JZ 4970 / O98 2008
341.23
First paperback edition. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [716]-732) and indexes.
pt.1. Introduction -- World politics: continuity and change since 1945. pt.2. Theoretical frameworks -- Political approaches -- Legal perspectives -- Evolution in knowledge. pt.3. Principal organs -- General Assembly -- Security Council -- Economic and Social Council -- Trusteeship Council -- Secretariat: independence and reform -- Secretary-General -- International Court of Justice. pt.4. Relationships with other actors -- Regional groups and alliances -- Bretton Woods institutions -- Civil society -- Private sector -- Media. pt.5. International peace and security -- Disarmament -- Peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention -- Peacekeeping operations -- Sanctions -- Peace enforcement -- Humanitarian intervention -- Post-conflict peacebuilding -- terrorism. pt.6. Human rights -- Norms and machinery -- International criminal court and ad hoc tribunals -- Humanitarian action and coordination -- Women and gender -- Children -- Minorities and indigenous peoples -- Human security. pt.7. Development -- Coordinating economic and social affairs -- Health and infectious disease -- Natural resource management and sustainable development -- Organized crime -- Democracy and good governance -- Human development. pt.8. Prospects for reform -- Principal organs -- Financing -- Widening participation.
9780199560103 (pbk.) 0199560102 (pbk.)
2006103221
GBA704187 bnb
013645167 Uk
United Nations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Naciones Unidas--Historia.
Naciones Unidas--Organización.
20150700
R JZ 4970 / O98 2008
341.23