240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines recent attempts at reform within the United Nations in the wake of the institutional crisis provoked by the invasion of Iraq. It contends that efforts at reform have foundered owing to fundamental and bitter political disagreements between the nations of the global North and South.
Following profound discord in the Security Council in the lead up to the US-led invasion of... Read more
1. The Grand Vision 2. The Security Council 3. The General Assembly 4. The Human Rights Council 5. The Use of Force in International Affairs 6. The Responsibility to Protect 7. Counter-Terrorism Strategy 8. Explaining What Happened 9. The UN’s North-South Divide 10. Epilogue
Biography
Spencer Zifcak is Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of Legal Studies at the Australian Catholic University and a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Bristol.






