Legitimacy of Power

The Permanence of Five in the Security Council

AvDilip Sinha

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

The Security Council, the all-powerful UN body for maintaining world peace, remains mired in its World War II origins. The victors, the US, Russia, China, Britain, and France, continue to control it with their permanent membership and the veto. Their confrontations emasculated the Council during the Cold War and their cooperation spawned questionable military actions thereafter. The book traces the origins of international security cooperation and scrutinizes the moorings of the Security Council's powers in international law. It critiques the permanent five's manipulation of the Council to aggressively strengthen their global dominance and legitimise their exercise of power. Their doctrines and actions in countries like Iraq, Yugoslavia, and Libya have hindered the Council's evolution as a responsible body which has the trust of a globalising world. This book is an essential read for practitioners and scholars to understand the Security Council and the failure to reform it.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-11-30
Mått:157 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt:691 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd
ISBN:9789388161046

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Dilip Sinha was head of India's UN affairs during its membership of the Security Council in the eventful period, 2011-2012. He was ambassador to the UN in Geneva, where he was elected Vice President of the UN Human Rights Council in 2014 and Vice Chairman of the South Centre. Sinha steered India's response to the crises in Libya and Syria in the Security Council and to Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. During his diplomatic career, Sinha headed India's relations with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran and served in Germany, Egypt, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Greece.Dilip Sinha is now based in India where he writes and delivers talks.

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"Dilip Sinha combines his rich experience in multilateral diplomacy with meticulous research to produce an outstanding work on the United Nations Security Council and its evolving role in international security." :Shyam Saran, India's Foreign Secretary (2004-2006) : The cover of The Legitimacy of Power is an apt reflection of the operations of the United Nations. Despite its increase in country memberships across the globe since its inception, the most powerful and important arm of the organization, i.e. the Security Council, has resisted numerical changes in its permanent memberships. Legitimacy of power should be an apt beginning for the legitimacy of change. : Betty E. King, US Ambassador to the UN in Geneva (2009-2013) ; An impressive work. Has historical detail, legal rigor as well as a nuanced awareness of the normative compulsions and practical politics driving this great institution. Sinha rightly warns us that a Security Council rendered unpredictable or unreliable by P-5 vagaries could affect its own credibility and ultimately the legitimacy of the UN itself. : Vijay Nambiar, Chef de Cabinet to the UN Secretary-General (2007-2012)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. Collective Security 2. Birth of International Organisations 3. The Idea of the UN 4. San Francisco Conference - The UN Charter 5. Beginner's Luck - The Early Successes 6. Divided Nations7. False Start - The Korea Operation 8. Innovative Compromise - Peacekeeping Operations9. Military Actions after the Cold War 10. Sanctions 11. New Mandates 12. Charter-Compatibility of the Military Actions 13. Security Council and International Law 14. Impermanence of the Permanent Five 15. Wars that Escaped Security Council Action 16. Security Council Reform Conclusion Secretaries-General of the UN Index Bibliography