The United Nations Charter as the Constitution of the International Community
The United Nations Charter as the Constitution of the International Community

Author: Bardo Fassbender

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9004175105

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The a oeconstitutionalizationa of international law is one of the most intensely debated issues in contemporary international legal doctrine. The term is used to describe a number of features which distinguish the present international legal order from a oeclassicala international law, in particular its shift from bilateralism to community interest, and from an inter-state system to a global legal order committed to the well-being of the individual person. The author of this book belongs to the leading participants of the constitutionalization debate. He argues that there indeed exists a constitutional law of the international community that is built on and around the Charter of the United Nations. In this book, he explains why the Charter has a constitutional quality and what legal consequences arise from that characterization.

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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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.

Admission to the United Nations
Admission to the United Nations

Author: Thomas D. Grant

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-04-07

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9047427092

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The United Nations began as an alliance during World War II. Eventually, however, the UN came to approximate a universal organization - i.e., open to and aspiring to include all States. This presents a legal question, for Article 4 of the Charter contains substantive criteria to limit admission of States to the UN and no formal amendment has touched that part of the Charter. This book gives an up-to-date account of admission to the UN, from the 1950s ‘logjam’ through on-going controversies like Kosovo and Taiwan. With reference to Charter law, the book considers how Article 4 came to accommodate universality and what the future of a universal organization in a world of politically diverse States might be.

The Essential UN.
The Essential UN.

Author: United Nations

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211013726

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations in one book! This primer to the United Nations is designed for all global citizens. It covers the history of the UN, what it does and how it does it. As the world's only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries meet to address universal issues that cannot be resolved by any one of them acting alone. From international peace and security to sustainable development, climate change, human rights, and humanitarian action, the United Nations acts on our behalf around the world." --

Human Rights and Constitution Making: Institutional and procedural guarantees of rights
Human Rights and Constitution Making: Institutional and procedural guarantees of rights

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9789213622513

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This publication is designed to assist United Nations staff who provide human rights advice to States, which undertake to amend an existing constitution or write a new one. It should also be of use to States that undertake constitutional reform, including political leaders, policymakers, legislators and those entrusted to draft constitutional amendments or a new constitution. Further this publication should also facilitate advocacy efforts by civil society to ensure that human rights are properly reflected in constitutional amendments or new constitutions. Finally, this publication, along with the international human rights instruments, should not only provide a standard to measure whether constitutional amendments or a new constitution has appropriately reflected human rights and fundamental freedoms, but also assist in evaluating whether the processes used in constitutional reform are consistent with international procedural norms"--Introduction, page 1.

Constitution-making Under UN Auspices
Constitution-making Under UN Auspices

Author: Vijayashri Sripati

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199498024

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Post 1960, all colonies enjoyed the right to sculpt their own constitutions without international assistance. Yet, from 1960-2018, over poor 40 sovereign states have adopted with United Nations Constitutional Assistance (UNCA) the Western liberal constitution. Why? A comprehensive study on UNCA, this book shows that based on the UN's official statements, UNCA works ostensibly to 'modernise' poor states. However, this results in an investor-friendly environment that largely benefits powerful transnational interests, only to secure debt-relief. Thus, political control that they experienced when they were colonies, continues in this post-colonial era.

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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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.