The United Nations, peace and security : from collective security to the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur.

A leading authority examines the changing role and structure of the UN, from avoiding inter-state wars to managing humanitarian emergencies. Topics examined include the use of force, the gap between legality and legitimacy, UN-US relations, the North-South divide, the international rule of law, and...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Thakur, Ramesh, 1948- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	United Nations. Security, International. Pacific settlement of international disputes. International relations. Responsibility to protect (International law)