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100 1 _aVerdirame, Guglielmo.
245 1 4 _aUN and human rights :
_bwho guards the guardians? /
_cGuglielmo Verdirame.
246 3 _aUnited Nations and human rights
260 _aCambridge, UK ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _alvi, 448 pages ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aCambridge studies in international and comparative law
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 398-428) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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.
520 _a"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"--
600 _2on order
610 2 0 _aUnited Nations.
610 2 7 _aUnited Nations.
_2fast
610 2 4 _aNaciones Unidas.
650 0 _aHuman rights.
650 7 _aDroits de l'homme.
_2eclas
650 7 _aOrganisation des Nations unies.
_2eclas
650 7 _aOrganisations internationales.
_2eclas
650 7 _aDroit international.
_2eclas
650 7 _aHuman rights.
_2fast
650 4 _aDerechos humanos.
_919011
830 0 _aCambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996)
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_cBOOK
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