The Conference on Security and Co-Operation in Europe
The Conference on Security and Co-Operation in Europe

Author: Arie Bloed

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 1993-10-26

Total Pages: 1371

ISBN-13: 0792325931

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Since the revolutionary events in the former socialist states in Central and Eastern Europe, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) has been the subject of a fundamental change.

The CSCE and the End of the Cold War
The CSCE and the End of the Cold War

Author: Nicolas Badalassi

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2018-11-16

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 178920027X

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From its inception, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) provoked controversy. Today it is widely regarded as having contributed to the end of the Cold War. Bringing together new and innovative research on the CSCE, this volume explores questions key to understanding the Cold War: What role did diplomats play in shaping the 1975 Helsinki Final Act? How did that agreement and the CSCE more broadly shape societies in Europe and North America? And how did the CSCE and activists inspired by the Helsinki Final Act influence the end of the Cold War?

The Participation of States in International Organisations
The Participation of States in International Organisations

Author: Alison Duxbury

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-02-10

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1139496018

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The admission of a state to membership is an important decision for an international organisation. In making this determination, organisations are increasingly promoting the observance of human rights and democratic governance as relevant principles. They have also applied the same criteria in resolving the question of whether existing members should be excluded from an organisation's processes. Through a systematic examination of the records, proceedings and practice of international organisations, in this book Alison Duxbury examines the role and legitimacy of human rights and democracy as membership criteria. A diverse range of examples is discussed, including the membership policies and practice of the League of Nations and the United Nations; the admission of the Central and Eastern European states to the European Union; developments in regional organisations in Africa, Asia and the Americas; and the exclusion of members from the UN specialised agencies.