The United Nations

The United Nations

Author: Jussi M. Hanhimäki

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0190222700

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A clear, compact, and accessible introduction to the United Nations. In this fully updated edition, Hanhimäki examines the UN's history and future prospects. The book evaluates the UN's successes and failures, aiming to debunk some of the persistent myths that swirl around what is ultimately an indispensable global organization.


Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice

Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice

Author: United Nations

Publisher: UN

Published: 2015-08-30

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9789210016513

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The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.


Charter of the United Nations

Charter of the United Nations

Author: Ian Shapiro

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2014-04-28

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0300182538

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This volume contains the full text of the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, as well as related historical documents. They are accompanied by ten original essays on the Charter and its legacy by distinguished scholars and former high-level UN officials. The commentaries illuminate the early and ongoing roles of the United Nations in responding to international crises, debates about the UN’s architecture and its reform, and its role in global governance, climate change, peacekeeping, and development. A concise and accessible introduction to the UN for students, this collection also offers important new scholarship that will be of interest to experts.


United Nations

United Nations

Author: Stanley Meisler

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2011-11-11

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 0802194990

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“This is a definitive account of the United Nations for a general audience, told by a master.” —Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post United Nations: A History begins with its creation in 1945. Although the organization was created to prevent war, many conflicts have arisen, ranging from the Korean War, to the Six-Day War, to genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. Stanley Meisler’s in-depth research examines the crises and many key political leaders. In this second edition, Meisler brings his popular history up to date with accounts of the power struggles of the last fifteen years, specifically spotlighting the terms of secretaries-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan, and Ban Ki-moon. This is an important, riveting, and impartial guide through the past and recent events of the sixty-five-year history of the United Nations. “Balanced and insightful, this book is a must for anyone who wants to understand where the U.N. has been and, more importantly, how we might best use its potential for the future.” —Thomas R. Pickering, former US ambassador to the UN


The United Nations and Decolonization

The United Nations and Decolonization

Author: Nicole Eggers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-27

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 135104401X

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Differing interpretations of the history of the United Nations on the one hand conceive of it as an instrument to promote colonial interests while on the other emphasize its influence in facilitating self-determination for dependent territories. The authors in this book explore this dynamic in order to expand our understanding of both the achievements and the limits of international support for the independence of colonized peoples. This book will prove foundational for scholars and students of modern history, international history, and postcolonial history.


The Fourteen Points Speech

The Fourteen Points Speech

Author: Woodrow Wilson

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-06-17

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781548159412

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This Squid Ink Classic includes the full text of the work plus MLA style citations for scholarly secondary sources, peer-reviewed journal articles and critical essays for when your teacher requires extra resources in MLA format for your research paper.


United Nations

United Nations

Author: Stanley Meisler

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0802145299

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United Nations: A History begins with its creation in 1945. Although the organization was created to prevent war, many conflicts have arisen, ranging from The Korean War, to The Six Day War, to genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. Stanley Meisler’s in-depth research examines the crises and many key political leaders. In this second edition, Meisler brings his popular history up to date with accounts of the power struggles of the last fifteen years, specifically spotlighting the terms of secretaries-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon. This is an important, riveting, and impartial guide through the past and recent events of the sixty-five-year history of the United Nations.


The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

Author: Thomas G. Weiss

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-11-13

Total Pages: 1025

ISBN-13: 0199560102

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This major new handbook provides the definitive and comprehensive analysis of the UN and will be an essential point of reference for all those working on or in the organization.


The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Author: William A. Schabas

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-04-18

Total Pages: 4171

ISBN-13: 1139619624

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A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.