Peter R. Baehr – författare

At a time when the UN demonstrates new vitality, this straightforward explanation of nearly a half century of the world organization's experience provides essential background. It sets out the fundamental features of the structure of the UN and traces the political developments around such topics as maintaining international peace, protecting human rights, and improving economic welfare. Its authors are longtime observers and recognized scholars. Their transatlantic collaboration provides an extra edge of objectivity.

This text discusses a number of problems and dilemmas which confront foreign policy-makers in the field of human rights. It also considers the place of human rights in the policy of a number of selected states.

Attempts to explain the United Nation''s first 45 years. It sets out the fundamental features of the structure of the United Nations and traces the political developments around such topics as maintaining international peace, protecting human rights and improving economic welfare.

Attempts to explain the United Nation's first 45 years. It sets out the fundamental features of the structure of the United Nations and traces the political developments around such topics as maintaining international peace, protecting human rights and improving economic welfare.

At a time when the UN demonstrates new vitality, this straightforward explanation of nearly a half century of the world organization''s experience provides essential background. It sets out the fundamental features of the structure of the UN and traces the political developments around such topics as maintaining international peace, protecting human rights, and improving economic welfare. Its authors are longtime observers and recognized scholars. Their transatlantic collaboration provides an extra edge of objectivity.