Publisher Description

This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN's seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 and the challenges and opportunities now facing the organization. It assesses the implications for the UN of rapid changes in the world - from technologicalinnovation to shifting foreign policy priorities - and the UN's future place in a changing multilateral landscape. Citations and additional readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to thehistory, politics, and law of the world organization. This key reference also contains appendices of the UN Charter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Author Biography

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director Emeritus of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. He was the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow and past president of the International Studies Association and recipient of its '2016 Distinguished IO Scholar Award', chair of the Academic Council on the UN System, editor of Global Governance, and Research Director of the International Commissionon Intervention and State Sovereignty, he has authored or edited some 55 books and written 250 articles and book chapters about international peace and security, humanitarian action, and sustainabledevelopment.Sam Daws is Director of the Project on UN Governance and Reform, in the Centre for International Studies, DPIR, at the University of Oxford, and directs the international political consultancy, 3D Strategy. He has spent thirty years in UN-related roles, including as Deputy Director (United Nations, Prime Minister's Post-2015 Development Team) in the UK Cabinet Office; Senior Principal Research Analyst, Multilateral Policy Directorate, FCO; First Officer in the Executive Office of UNSecretary-General Kofi Annan; Executive Director, UNA-UK; Senior Advisor and UK Representative, UN Foundation; and as Visiting Fellow, International Law at Cambridge University. He has co-authored or editedfourteen books on the United Nations.

Table of Contents

ForewordUN Secretary-General António Guterres:Part I: Introduction and Origins1: Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws: The United Nations: Continuity and Change2: Justin Morris: Origins of the United NationsPart II: Theoretical Frameworks3: Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches4: José E. Alvarez: Legal Perspectives5: Leon Gordenker and Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge and NormsPart III: Principal Organs6: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly7: Sebastian von Einsiedel and David Malone: Security Council8: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council9: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship Council10: Charlotte Ku: International Court of Justice11: James O. C. Jonah and Amy Scott Hill: Secretariat: Independence and Reform12: Edward Newman: Secretary-General13: Jeffrey Laurenti: FinancingPart IV: Relationships with Other Actors14: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions15: Rorden Wilkinson: World Trade Organization16: Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu: Regional Organizations17: Monica Herz: Formal and Informal Groups18: Mike Schroeder and Paul Wapner: Nongovernmental Organizations19: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector20: Barbara Crossette: MediaPart V: International Peace and Security21: Keith Krause: Arms Control and Disarmament22: Rama Mani and Richard Ponzio: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention23: Richard Gowan: Peace Operations24: George A. Lopez: Sanctions25: Ramesh Thakur: Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect26: Roland Paris: Peacebuilding27: Jane Boulden: Terrorism28: Peter Romaniuk: Crime and Criminal Justice29: Lucas Kello: Cyber ThreatsPart VI: Human Rights30: Natalie Samarasinghe: Human Rights: Norms and Machinery31: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals32: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination33: Charlotte Bunch: Women's Rights and Gender Integration34: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples35: Christopher K. Penny: Human SecurityPart VII: Development36: Jacques Fomerand and Dennis Dijkzeul: UN Development System37: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease38: Nico Schrijver: Global Resource Management39: Maria Ivanova: Climate Change40: W. Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance41: Richard Jolly: Human Development42: Sakiko Fukuda-Parr: Sustainable Development GoalsPart VIII: Looking to the Future43: Amitav Acharya: Multilateralism and the Changing World Order44: Edward C. Luck: Prospects for UN Renovation and Reform45: Michèle Griffin: The UN's Role in a Changing Global LandscapeAppendicesSuggested Further ReadingThe UN System at a GlanceThe Charter of the United NationsStatute of the International Court of JusticeUniversal Declaration of Human RightsSubject IndexPersonal Name Index

Review

This Handbook will contribute to a better understanding of the United Nations, and serve the collective mission of those committed to ensuring that the peoples of the world are able to live, as is their birthright, in the larger freedom which the UN Charter promises to all. * Abiodun Williams, United Nations Association - UK *

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This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN's seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 and the challenges and opportunities now facing the organization. It assesses the implications for the UN of rapid changes in the world - from technologicalinnovation to shifting foreign policy priorities - and the UN's future place in a changing multilateral landscape. Citations and additional readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to the history, politics, and law of the world organization. This key reference also contains appendices of the UNCharter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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This Handbook will contribute to a better understanding of the United Nations, and serve the collective mission of those committed to ensuring that the peoples of the world are able to live, as is their birthright, in the larger freedom which the UN Charter promises to all.

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Second edition of the major reference work on the key international organizationUnprecedented cast of contributors ranging across scholars, analysts, and practitionersProvides definitive and comprehensive analysis of the UNEssential reading for scholars and practitioners alikeCross-disciplinary with key contributions from International Relations, International Law, and History2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United NationsForeword from UN Secretary-General Ant

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Foreword UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres Part I: Introduction and Origins 1. The United Nations: Continuity and Change, Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws 2. Origins of the United Nations, Justin Morris Part II: Theoretical Frameworks 3. Political Approaches, Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore 4. Legal Perspectives, JosE. Alvarez 5. Evolution in Knowledge and Norms, Leon Gordenker and Christer Jnsson Part III: Principal Organs 6. General Assembly, M. J. Peterson 7. Security Council, Sebastian von Einsiedel and David Malone 8. Economic and Social Council, Gert Rosenthal 9. Trusteeship Council, Ralph Wilde 10. International Court of Justice, Charlotte Ku 11. Secretariat: Independence and Reform, James O. C. Jonah and Amy Scott Hill 12. Secretary-General, Edward Newman 13. Financing, Jeffrey Laurenti Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors 14. Bretton Woods Institutions, Ngaire Woods 15. World Trade Organization, Rorden Wilkinson 16. Regional Organizations, Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu 17. Formal and Informal Groups, Monica Herz 18. Nongovernmental Organizations, Mike Schroeder and Paul Wapner 19. Private Sector, Craig N. Murphy 20. Media, Barbara Crossette Part V: International Peace and Security 21. Arms Control and Disarmament, Keith Krause 22. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention, Rama Mani and Richard Ponzio 23. Peace Operations, Richard Gowan 24. Sanctions, George A. Lopez 25. Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect, Ramesh Thakur 26. Peacebuilding, Roland Paris 27. Terrorism, Jane Boulden 28. Crime and Criminal Justice, Peter Romaniuk 29. Cyber Threats, Lucas Kello Part VI: Human Rights 30. Human Rights: Norms and Machinery, Natalie Samarasinghe 31. International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals, Richard Goldstone 32. Humanitarian Action and Coordination, Jeff Crisp 33. Women's Rights and Gender Integration, Charlotte Bunch 34. Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, Maivn Clech Lm 35. Human Security, Christopher K. Penny Part VII: Development 36. UN Development System, Jacques Fomerand and Dennis Dijkzeul 37. Health and Infectious Disease, Gian Luca Burci 38. Global Resource Management, Nico Schrijver 39. Climate Change, Maria Ivanova 40. Democracy and Good Governance, W. Andy Knight 41. Human Development, Richard Jolly 42. Sustainable Development Goals, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr Part VIII: Looking to the Future 43. Multilateralism and the Changing World Order, Amitav Acharya 44. Prospects for UN Renovation and Reform, Edward C. Luck 45. The UN's Role in a Changing Global Landscape, Michle Griffin Appendices Suggested Further Reading The UN System at a Glance The Charter of the United Nations Statute of the International Court of Justice Universal Declaration of Human Rights Subject Index Personal Name Index

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