The Law and Practice of the United Nations

The Law and Practice of the United Nations

Author: Benedetto Conforti

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 9004143084

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This fully up-dated, third revised edition of Conforti's thought-provoking and challenging textbook, The Law and Practice of the United Nations, provides a comprehensive legal analysis of problems concerning membership, the structure of UN organs, their functions and their acts, taking into consideration the text of the Charter, its historical origins, and, particularly, the practice of the organs. Its main focus is on the practice of the Security Council. In particular the action of the Security Council under Chapter VII has been taken into account. The legal literature on Chapter VII - a literature which has grown enormously in recent times - has also been considered. The fact that the legal aspects of the action or the inaction of the Security Council have been discussed to an unusually large extent by ordinary people at the time of the war against Iraq and even later is worth noting. The importance of the role of the United Nations, and the content of the rules governing it, has become a leitmotiv of all debates on international politics. Consequently, the opinion often held in the past, according to which it was useless to deal with the legal aspects of the United Nations activity, can be considered as obsolete.


Managing Money and Discord in the UN

Managing Money and Discord in the UN

Author: Ronny Patz

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-01-24

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0192575325

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How do international organizations in the United Nations system put together their budgets? What is the role of complex principals - most notably member states - and the complex agents in the bureaucracies of international organizations in budgeting processes? And what does a focus on budgeting tell us about the changing nature of the system of international organizations? This book provides answers to these questions through a detailed examination of budgeting in the UN system. The analysis draws on both quantitative and qualitative observations for a total of 22 UN system organizations and detailed case studies for the United Nations, ILO, UNESCO, and WHO. The findings demonstrate the importance of three key organizational outcomes-- proceduralization, routinization, and budgetary segmentation - as international organizations grapple with managing discord over priorities as a result of complex principal-- agent constellations. Contrary to a common view of international bureaucracies as pathological organizations, core budget routines are mostly successfully maintained. However, principal constellations become more complex, notably through the rise of voluntary contributions and non-state donors; budgetary segmentation advances, in some cases even leading to the setting up of new international organizations; and budgeting and resource mobilization become ever more intertwined. As a consequence, the capacity of international bureaucracies to fulfil their budgeting responsibilities is stretched to the limits and beyond. Transformations in Governance is a major academic book series from Oxford University Press. It is designed to accommodate the impressive growth of research in comparative politics, international relations, public policy, federalism, and environmental and urban studies concerned with the dispersion of authority from central states to supranational institutions, subnational governments, and public-private networks. It brings together work that advances our understanding of the organization, causes, and consequences of multilevel and complex governance. The series is selective, containing annually a small number of books of exceptionally high quality by leading and emerging scholars. The series is edited by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Walter Mattli of the University of Oxford.


The Charter of the United Nations

The Charter of the United Nations

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Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-07-04

Total Pages: 6378

ISBN-13: 0192679732

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Since the third edition of this commentary on the Charter of the United Nations was published in 2012, the text of the Charter has not changed DL but the world has. Central pillars of the international order enshrined in the UN Charter are facing serious challenges, notably the prohibition of the use of force. Human rights, too, have come under increasing pressure, now also from contemporary information technology. Global warming poses fundamental challenges for the world community as a whole in its effort to stabilize global ecosystems. Fully updated, the commentary takes up these and other developments. It features new chapters on Climate Change and the Human Rights Council. The commentary remains the authoritative, article-by-article account of the legislative history, interpretation, and practical application of each and every Charter provision. Written by a team of distinguished scholars and practitioners, this book combines academic research with the insights of practice. It is an indispensable tool of reference for all those interested in the United Nations and its legal significance for the world community. The Commentary will be crucial in combining solid legal foundations with new directions for the development of international law and the United Nations in the twenty-first century


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Publisher: Editions Bréal

Published:

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 2749521025

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Rapport de la Troisième Consultation Intergouvernementale Sur la Création D'une Commission Des Pêches Pour Le Sud-ouest de L'Océan Indien

Rapport de la Troisième Consultation Intergouvernementale Sur la Création D'une Commission Des Pêches Pour Le Sud-ouest de L'Océan Indien

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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9789250051604

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This document is the final report of the Third Intergovernmental Consultation on the Establishment of a Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from January 27-30 2004. For waters under the sovereignty of coastal States, the Consultation agreed that a regional body for the management and development of coastal fisheries, with advisory powers only, be set up under Article VI of the FAO Constitution. For the high seas, it agreed that there should be a separate instrument, outside of the FAO, with the power to take binding decisions on conservation and management measures. The Consultation recognized the right of involvement of coastal States in the high seas instrument and identified linkages between the proposed coastal State and the high seas arrangements. The Consultation also agreed on the draft text for a resolution to the FAO Council and for the statutes of a regional body for the management and development of coastal fisheries. Possible elements of a draft agreement for the high seas were briefly discussed.--Publisher's description.


Recueil Des Cours

Recueil Des Cours

Author: Hague Academy of International Law

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9789041118561

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The Academy is an institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law.All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the Collected Courses of theTo access the abstract texts for this volume please click here"


IIAS/IISA Administration & Service 1930-2005-

IIAS/IISA Administration & Service 1930-2005-

Author: Fabio Rugge

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1586035428

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Consisting of six essays, this book gives an account of the history of the Institute. It describes the evolution of the governance, the membership, and the activities of the IIAS and reconstructs the international dimension of the Institute's life from its earlier stage to WWII. It focuses on the special relationship between the IIAS and Brussels.