UN and human rights : who guards the guardians? /
Verdirame, Guglielmo.
UN and human rights : who guards the guardians? / United Nations and human rights Guglielmo Verdirame. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - lvi, 448 pages ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law . - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-428) and index.
Introduction -- Concepts and definitions -- Human rights obligations of international organisations -- International institutional responsibility -- UN relief and development operations -- UN peacekeeping operations -- International administrations -- Implementation of UN sanctions -- Accountability -- Conclusions.
"Through an analysis of UN operations including international territorial administration, refugee camps, peacekeeping, the implementation of sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid, Guglielmo Verdirame shows that the powers exercised by the UN carry a serious risk of human rights abuse. The International Law Commission has codified and developed the law of institutional responsibility, but, while indispensable, these principles and rules cannot on their own ensure compliance and accountability. The 'liberty deficit' of the UN and of other international organisations, thus remains an urgent legal and political problem. Some solutions may be available; indeed, recent state and institutional practice offers interesting examples in this respect. But at a fundamental level we need to ask ourselves whether, judged on the basis of the principle of liberty, the power shift from states to international organisations is always beneficial"--
9780521841900 0521841909 9781107617476 1107617472
2011014118
GBB140455 bnb
015780792 Uk
United Nations.
United Nations.
Naciones Unidas.
Human rights.
Droits de l'homme.
Organisation des Nations unies.
Organisations internationales.
Droit international.
Human rights.
Derechos humanos.
K3240 / .V46
UN and human rights : who guards the guardians? / United Nations and human rights Guglielmo Verdirame. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - lvi, 448 pages ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law . - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-428) and index.
Introduction -- Concepts and definitions -- Human rights obligations of international organisations -- International institutional responsibility -- UN relief and development operations -- UN peacekeeping operations -- International administrations -- Implementation of UN sanctions -- Accountability -- Conclusions.
"Through an analysis of UN operations including international territorial administration, refugee camps, peacekeeping, the implementation of sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid, Guglielmo Verdirame shows that the powers exercised by the UN carry a serious risk of human rights abuse. The International Law Commission has codified and developed the law of institutional responsibility, but, while indispensable, these principles and rules cannot on their own ensure compliance and accountability. The 'liberty deficit' of the UN and of other international organisations, thus remains an urgent legal and political problem. Some solutions may be available; indeed, recent state and institutional practice offers interesting examples in this respect. But at a fundamental level we need to ask ourselves whether, judged on the basis of the principle of liberty, the power shift from states to international organisations is always beneficial"--
9780521841900 0521841909 9781107617476 1107617472
2011014118
GBB140455 bnb
015780792 Uk
United Nations.
United Nations.
Naciones Unidas.
Human rights.
Droits de l'homme.
Organisation des Nations unies.
Organisations internationales.
Droit international.
Human rights.
Derechos humanos.
K3240 / .V46