General Principles and the Coherence of International Law
General Principles and the Coherence of International Law

Author: Mads Andenas

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 9004390936

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General Principles and the Coherence of International Lawprovides a collection of intellectually stimulating contributions from leading international lawyers to the discourse on the role of general principles in international law. Offering a comprehensive analysis of the doctrines, practices, and debates on general principles of law, the volume assesses their role in safeguarding the coherence of the international legal system. This important book addresses the relationship between principles of law and the other sources of international law, explores the interplay between principles of law and domestic and regional legal systems and the role of principles of law with regard to three specific regimes of international law: investment law, human rights law and environmental law.

Targeted Sanctions
Targeted Sanctions

Author: Thomas J. Biersteker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-03-17

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1107134218

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Systematically analyzes the impacts and the effectiveness of UN targeted sanctions over the past quarter century.

The Procedure of the UN Security Council
The Procedure of the UN Security Council

Author: Loraine Sievers

Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 0199685290

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This text is a revised edition and contains new material documenting the extensive and rapid innovations in the UN Security Council's procedures of the past two decades. It provides insight into the inside workings of the world's pre-eminent body for the maintenance of international peace and security. Grounded in the history and politics of the Council, it describes the ways the Council has responded through its working methods to a changing world. It explains the Council's role in its wider UN Charter context and examines its relations with other UN organs and its own subsidiary bodies.

The Sanctions Decade
The Sanctions Decade

Author: David Cortright

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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Since the end of the Cold War, economic sanctions have been a frequent instrument of UN authority. Based on more than 200 interviews with officials from both sides, this book aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of UN sanctions in the 1990s.

Twenty-first-century Peace Operations
Twenty-first-century Peace Operations

Author: William J. Durch

Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 9781929223916

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This superbly edited volume addresses the question of what has been accomplished and what lessons have been learned from ten years of peace operations in post-conflict societies.