International Organizations

The book provides a structural analysis of the transformation of UN conflict management, from the failure to prevent genocide in Rwanda to Darfur, and moves on to examine the development of Responsibility to Protect and the Peacebuilding Commission...

The United Nations General Assembly is arguably the most important discussion forum for global politics. This volume examines the history, organization and politics of the institution and assesses its future prospects...

The Human Rights Council is already the subject of major public interest and controversy. The Council is already being criticized for having dropped some of the protection strategies of the former commission and this book aims to present a balanced view of the council, acknowledging where it has mad..

_x005F_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x005F_x000D_ Offering the first balanced and in depth analysis of the International Criminal Tribunals, the volume provides an important insight into what lessons have been learned, and how a deeper understanding of the successes and failures can benefi..

_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Offering the first balanced and in depth analysis of the International Criminal Tribunals, the volume provides an important insight into what lessons have been learned, and how a deeper understanding of the successes and failures can benefit the international legal community ..

The UN Military Staff Committee is a misunderstood organ, and never really worked as initially envisaged. This book charts its historic development as a means to explain the continuous debate about the reactivation of the Military Staff Committee and, more generally, the unsatisfied need for the Sec..

This revised and expanded 2nd edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them...

This edited volume provides a detailed and nuanced analysis of UN peacekeeping and the use of force, to inform a better understanding of the complex and interconnected issues at stake for the UN community...

Geoffrey Allen Pigman explores the paradoxes and unique characteristics of the World Economic Forum, highlighting contemporary issues and debates on global governance, economic development, and corporate social responsibility...

This book provides the reader with an overview of the World Health Organization, the key organization for international health cooperation...

This work seeks to look beyond the seemingly endless deadlock in the WTO’s Doha round of trade negotiations that began in November 2001 and were first scheduled to conclude by January 1, 2005. Each essay explores an area of critical importance to the round; and together they stand as an important co..

This work seeks to look beyond the seemingly endless deadlock in the WTO’s Doha round of trade negotiations that began in November 2001 and were first scheduled to conclude by January 1, 2005. Each essay explores an area of critical importance to the round; and together they stand as an important co..