The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping: Foregrounding Human Rights

Name: The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping: Foregrounding Human Rights
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781108719988
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Author: Rosa Freedman; Nicolas Lemay-Hébert; Siobhán Wills
ISBN: 9781108719988

Edited by Rosa Freedman · Nicolas Lemay-Hébert · Siobhán Wills

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ISBN-13: 9781108719988
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In an increasingly complex world, it is more crucial than ever to have a full picture of how international peacekeeping can be a force for good, but can also have potentially negative impacts on host communities. After thirteen years of presence in Haiti, the highly controversial United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti has now withdrawn. The UN's legacy in Haiti is not all negative, but it does include sexual scandals, the divisive use of force to 'clean up' difficult neighbourhoods as well as a cholera epidemic, brought inadvertently by Nepalese peacekeepers that killed more than 8,000 Haitians and infected more than 600,000. This book presents a unique multi-disciplinary analysis of the legacy of the mission for Haiti. It presents an innovative account of contemporary international peacekeeping law and practice, arguing for a new model of accountability, going beyond the outdated immunity mechanisms to foreground human rights.

1. Introduction: Minustah: A Reflection of Wider Issues with Peacekeeping

2. A Political History of UN Involvement in Haiti

3. Integrating Human Rights Norms into UN Peacekeeping Practice

4. UN Immunities and Human Rights

5. The Cholera Epidemic: Unintended Consequences and Implications

6. Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Who Guards the Guardians?

7. UN Peacekeepers' use of Deadly Force to Maintain Law and Order

8. Conclusion

9. Index

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