The Genocide Convention: The Travaux Préparatoires (2 vols)
The Genocide Convention: The Travaux Préparatoires (2 vols)

Author: Hirad Abtahi

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-02-28

Total Pages: 2274

ISBN-13: 9047431375

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This work gathers together for the first time in a single publication the records of the multitude of meetings which, in the context of the newly established United Nations, led to the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on 9 December 1948. This work will enable academics and practitioners easy access to the Genocide Convention’s travaux préparatoires – an endeavour that has until now proven extremely difficult. This work will be of paramount importance for the international adjudication of the crime of genocide insofar as recourse to the “general rule of interpretation” and the “supplementary means of interpretation” under the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is concerned.

Making the Declaration Work
Making the Declaration Work

Author: Claire Charters

Publisher: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13:

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"The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a culmination of a centuries-long struggle by indigenous peoples for justice. It is an important new addition to UN human rights instruments in that it promotes equality for the world's indigenous peoples and recognizes their collective rights."--Back cover.

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.

Multilateral Diplomacy and the NPT
Multilateral Diplomacy and the NPT

Author: Jayantha Dhanapala

Publisher: United Nations Publications UNIDIR

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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The author presided over the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review and Extension Conference (NPTREC) in 1995, which decided to extend the treaty indefinitely. The conference also reviewed the performance of the treaty over the 1990-1995 period. This book is an analytical record of a major multilateral conference, involving 175 countries, that succeeded in adopting final decisions without a vote. With the 2005 review taking place in May 2005, amid major concerns over non-adherence to the treaty and non-disclosure by several states, this is a relevant dissection of elements that can lead to successful outcomes in such multilateral conferences.

The Politics Of Humanity
The Politics Of Humanity

Author: John Holmes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1781852081

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John Holmes was the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs from 2007 until 2010. His work took him to some of the most troubled areas of the world: to Sri Lanka, Darfur, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among other places, and exposed him to the harsh realities of humanitarian aid. Frequently he found that the UN's humanitarian programmes in these hotspots were tolerated but consistently undermined and mistrusted by both sides in any conflict, and its efforts to protect civilians and provide humanitarian relief frustrated by people working for purely political ends. Clear-eyed about the realities of development aid, Holmes realised early on that his role was to be a voice to the voiceless. THE POLITICS OF HUMANITY exposes, in often depressing detail, how difficult this job is, as well as analysing and exploring in great depth the wider policy questions of his role.

The Essential UN.
The Essential UN.

Author: United Nations

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211013726

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"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." --

A Peace of Timbuktu
A Peace of Timbuktu

Author: Robin Poulton

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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This publication offers an account of the unfolding of political and civilian conflict in Mali and the efforts to contain it, and an analysis of which efforts to restore peace were effective and why. It also examines the role of the international community, especially the United Nations, in helping the Malian Government to restore peace and to re-integrate its disaffected populations and refugees back into civilian life.--Publisher's description.