Collective Security

Author: Orakhelashvili. Alexander
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199579846
Published In: April 2011
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

Out of stock

Description
Contents
Author

Details

First comprehensive analysis of collective security, covering all relevant institutions including the UN, the League of Nations, and regional organizations
Focus on how the relationships between various collective security institutions operate in practice
Coverage of regional collective security institutions in Africa, Asia, and Europe that have been under-analyzed in scholarship in this area
Over the past one hundred years, the conceptual and legal aspects of collective security have been the subject of much debate. Rapid developments within the United Nations, its precursor the League of Nations, and regional security institutions, as well as the interaction between them, mean this debate has not so far succeeded in capturing the essence and implications of collective security.

These developments in State and institutional practice strike at the heart of the entire system of collective security, which consists of universal, regional, and sub-regional levels, and indicate how the relationship between these various levels should be construed. Although the idea of collective security has raised high political expectations, it has always been based on legal instruments. Consequently, legal principles determine how far the delegated powers of collective security institutions extend and how the competencies of the United Nations relate to those of regional organisations.

This book demonstrates that this inter-level interaction could find its expression in cooperation as well as confrontation between various collective security institutions, and influence the scope of competence of relevant collective security organs. This process then reinforces the concept of the unity of the multi-faceted system of collective security within which no institution has the power to conclusively define or interpret its own competence or that of other institutions. The book's originality lies in its dynamic and decentralised approach that focuses on the interaction between the different levels of collective security and in its comprehensive coverage of all pertinent institutions, competences, and relevant practice.

Readership: Scholars and students of international law, conflict studies, and international relations; NGO and government legal advisers working on issues related to collective security.

Contents:: ntroduction; 1: The Essence of Collective Security; 2: Historical Evolution; 3: Collective Security Institutions; 4: The Regime of Competence Allocation; 5: The Identification of Threats; 6: Responses to Threats; 7: Collective Security and Self-Defence; 8: Peace Operations; 9: Legal Consequences of Illegal Collective Security Decisions; Conclusions;

Alexander Orakhelashvili, Lecturer in Law, University of Birmingham

Alexander Orakhelashvili (LLM Leiden, PhD Cantab.) is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Birmingham. He previously taught international law in the Universities of London, Oxford, and Cambridge. His research includes all areas of international law. He has previously published Peremptory Norms in International Law (OUP, 2006) and The Interpretation of Acts and Rules in Public International Law (OUP, 2008) and a wide range of articles in the leading international law journals and yearbooks.