Multilateralism Versus Unilateralism

The Relevance of the United Nations in a Unipolar World

Noële Crossley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2008
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-57792-9 (ISBN)

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There are various opinions on the relevance of the United Nations concerning the authorisation of the use of force. Idealists demand UN authorisation for any type of intervention and strict adherence to a narrow interpretation of international law. Realists have a more sceptical stance, arguing that international law and international institutions are only successful under specific circumstances. Neoconservatives defy international law and international institutions. These arguments are compared and then applied to several case studies. It is explained why unilateralist thinking is not viable; why the use of force in circumvention of the UN framework is never legal; and that cases where intervention is illegal but legitimate necessitate reform of international laws and institutions.

The Author: Noële Crossley received a Mag. phil. in Political Science from the University of Vienna. Her main research interests are International Organisations and International Security. She has worked in the private and public sectors and is currently serving at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

lt;i>Contents: Idealists, the Just War, and the Right Authority - Idealists and the Legitimate Use of Force - Game Theory in International Law - National Interest as an Obstacle to Positivist International Law - The United Nations as a Tool - Neoconservatives and the Threat Emanating from International Law - Neoconservatives and the Legitimate Use of Force - Diverging Perspectives on Self-Defence: The Gulf War; the Iraq War - Diverging Perspectives on Humanitarian Intervention: The Rwanda Crisis; the Kosovo Conflict - The Authority of the UN in a Unipolar World: the Iranian Nuclear Dispute; the Darfur Conflict.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.3.2008
Reihe/Serie	Internationale Sicherheit ; 8
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	200 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte	crossley • Friedenssicherung • Gärtner • Hardcover, Softcover / Politikwissenschaft/Sonstiges • HC/Politikwissenschaft/Sonstiges • Heinz • Humanitäre Intervention • idealism • Internationales Recht • International Law • Multilateralism • Nationalstaat • nations • Neoconservatism • Noële • Politischer Realismus • Realism • Relevance • Unilateralism • unipolar • United • Use of force • Vereinte Nationen • Versus • World
ISBN-10	3-631-57792-3 / 3631577923
ISBN-13	978-3-631-57792-9 / 9783631577929
Zustand	Neuware