2nd Edition

The United Nations and Collective Security

By Gary Wilson Copyright 2026
302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

Updated throughout for its second edition, this book explores collective security as practised within the legal framework provided by the United Nations Charter, with a particular focus upon activity undertaken under the auspices of the UN Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security. This new edition follows a decade of new developments in the areas covered by the... Read more

Introduction

1. The Concept of Collective Security

2. The UN Charter’s System of Collective Security

3. A Brief Overview of the UN Era

4. Diplomatic Responses to Security Threats

5. The Use of Non-Military Sanctions

6. Peacekeeping

7. Military Enforcement Action

8. Regional Arrangements and the UN Collective Security System

Conclusion

Biography

Gary Wilson is Principal Lecturer and Undergraduate Programme Leader at Liverpool John Moores University. His main research interests centre on the UN collective security system, the use of force in international law, self-determination and constitutional reform. He has published widely in these areas, and in addition to the first edition of The United Nations and Collective Security, he is the author of Constitutional Reform and Brexit, also published by Routledge. Gary is also editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Liverpool Law Review.