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The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, 2nd Edition

The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, 2nd Edition

Author: Thomas Weiss; Sam Daws
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198803164

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780199279517
Published In: June 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9780198847083

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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 technological innovation 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 UN Charter, the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Part I: Introduction
1: Tom Weiss & Sam Daws: World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945
Part II: Theoretical Frameworks
2: Michael Barnett & Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches
3: José Alvarez: Legal Perspectives
4: Leon Gordenker & Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge
Part III: Principal Organs
5: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly
6: David M. Malone: Security Council
7: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council
8: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship
9: James O. C. Jonah: Secretariat
10: Edward Newman: Secretary-General
11: James Crawford & Thomas D. Grant: International Court of Justice
Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors
12: by W. Pal S. Sidhu: Regional Groups and Alliances
13: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions
14: Paul Wapner: Civil Society
15: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector
16: Barbara Crossette: Media
Part V: International Peace and Security
17: Disarmament by Keith Krause
18: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention by Rama Mani
19: Peacekeeping Operations by Michael Doyle
20: Sanctions by David Cortright, George A. Lopez & Linda Gerber
21: Peace Enforcement by Michael Pugh
22: Humanitarian Intervention by Ramesh Thakur
23: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Roland Paris
24: Terrorism by Jane Boulden
Part VI Human Rights
25: Bertrand Ramcharan: Norms and Machinery
26: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals
27: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination
28: Charlotte Bunch: Women and Gender
29: Yves Beigbeder: Children
30: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
31: Fen Hampson & Christopher Penny: Human Security
Part VII Development
32: Dennis Dijkzeul & Jacques Fomerand: Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs
33: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease
34: Nico Schrijver: Global Resources Management and the Environment
35: Frank G. Madsen: Organized Crime
36: Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance
37: Richard Jolly: Human Development
Part VIII Prospects for Reform
38: Edward C. Luck: Principal Organs
39: Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing
40: Chadwick Alger: Widening Participation
Suggested Further Reading
The UN System
The Charter of the United Nations
Statute of the International Court of Justice
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Subject Index
Personal Name Index
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon: Foreword
Part I: Introduction
1: Thomas G. Weiss & Sam Daws: World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945
Part II: Theoretical Frameworks
2: Michael Barnett & Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches
3: José E. Alvarez: Legal Perspectives
4: Leon Gordenker & Christer Jönsson: Evolution in Knowledge
Part III: Principal Organs
5: M. J. Peterson: General Assembly
6: David M. Malone: Security Council
7: Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council
8: Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship Council
9: James O. C. Jonah: Secretariat: Independence and Reform
10: Edward Newman: Secretary-General
11: James Crawford & Tom Grant: International Court of Justice
Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors
12: W. Pal S. Sidhu: Regional Groups and Alliances
13: Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions
14: Paul Wapner: Civil Society
15: Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector
16: Barbara Crossette: Media
Part V: International Peace and Security
17: Keith Krause: Disarmament
18: Rama Mani: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention
19: Michael Doyle & Nicolas Sambanis: Peacekeeping Operations
20: David Cortright, George A. Lopez & Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf: Sanctions
21: Michael Pugh: Peace Enforcement
22: Ramesh Thakur: Humanitarian Intervention
23: Roland Paris: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
24: Jane Boulden: Terrorism
Part VI: Human Rights
25: Bertrand G. Ramcharan: Norms and Machinery
26: Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals
27: Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination
28: Charlotte Bunch: Women and Gender
29: Yves Beigbeder: Children
30: Maivân Clech Lâm: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
31: Fen Hampson & Christopher K. Penny: Human Security
Part VII: Development
32: Jacques Fomerand & Dennis Dijkzeul: Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs
33: Gian Luca Burci: Health and Infectious Disease
34: Nico Schrijver: Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development
35: Frank G. Madsen: Organized Crime
36: W. Andy Knight: Democracy and Good Governance
37: Richard Jolly: Human Development
Part VIII: Prospects for Reform
38: Edward C. Luck: Principal Organs
39: Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing
40: Chadwick Alger: Widening Participation
Suggested Further Reading
The UN System
Charter of the United Nations
Statute of the International Court of Justice
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Subject Index
Name Index

Edited by Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor and Director Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The CUNY Graduate Center, and Sam Daws, Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford

Contributors:

Thomas G. Weiss, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, and the CUNY Graduate Center
Sam Daws, United Nations Association UK
Michael Barnett, University of Minnesota
Martha Finnemore, The George Washington University
José Alvarez, Columbia University
Leon Gordenker, Princeton University
Christer Jönsson, Lund University
M. J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
David M. Malone, Foreign Affairs, Canada
Gert Rosenthal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guatemala
Ralph Wilde, University College, London
James O. C. Jonah, The CUNY Graduate Center
Edward Newman, UN University
James Crawford, University of Cambridge
Thomas D. Grant, University of Cambridge
W. Pal S. Sidhu, University of Cambridge
Ngaire Woods, University of Oxford
Paul Wapner, American University
Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College
Barbara Crossette, New York Times, ret.
Keith Krause, Graduate Institute for International Studies
Rama Mani, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Michael Doyle, Columbia University
Nicholas Sambanis, Yale University
David Cortright, Fourth Freedom Forum
George A. Lopez, University of Notre Dame
Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf, Fourth Freedom Forum
Michael Pugh, University of Bradford
Ramesh Thakur, UN University
Roland Paris, University of Colorado
Jane Boulden, Military College of Canada
Bertrand Ramcharan, UN, ret.
Richard Goldstone, Constitutional Court of South Africa, ret.
Jeff Crisp, Geneva Centre for International Migration
Charlotte Bunch, Rutgers University
Yves Beigbeder, World Health Organization, ret.
Maivân Clech Lâm, The CUNY Graduate Center
Fen Hampson, Carleton University
Christopher Penny, Carleton University
Dennis Dijkzeul, Ruhr University Bochum
Jacques Fomerand, UN University, ret.
Gian Luca Burci, World Health Organization
Nico Schrijver, Leiden University
Frank G. Madsen, Cambridge University
W. Andy Knight, University of Alberta
Richard Jolly, Sussex University
Edward C. Luck, Columbia University
Jeffrey Laurenti, Century Foundation
Chadwick Alger, Ohio State University

"This Handbook is extraordinarily ambitious and very timely, providing the most comprehensive assessment available anywhere of the UN's performance in an increasingly challenging global environment, and featuring an outstanding cast of authors. It will be an indispensable reference guide for scholars and practitioners alike. " - John G. Ruggie, Harvard University, Former UN Assistant Secretary-General

"The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations provides the essential overview of the UN under its Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. Timely and authoritative, the book provides a well-judged balance of analysis, critique, and prescription at a crucial time for the world organization. " - Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

"Given the constant pressure of events within the United Nations, and rapid developments in all the fields that it touches, it is very useful to have a study that stands back and reflects on the challenges for the United Nations as the new Secretary-General takes office. The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations is clearly a scholarly and important work. The editors of this volume have sought contributors of the highest quality to comment on the track record of the Organisation and to make recommendations for the future. The Handbook will surely be of interest to all those who know - or think that they know - the United Nations." - Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice