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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Routledge Research in International Law |
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Routledge research in international law.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The historical development of regionalism in the maintenance of peace and security: regionalism through universalism; General overview; Early regionalism; The beginnings of modern regionalism; Regionalism during the Cold War; Post-Cold War regionalisation; 2 The universal perspective on the maintenance of peace and security: law and practice; The law; The practice of the United Nations; Post-Cold War doctrinal developments; 3 Africa: African solutions for African problems |
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General description of the regionEconomic Community of West African States; General description; The practice; The legal basis; Decision-making; Co-operation with the United Nations; Southern African Development Community; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; African Union; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Summary; 4 Asia: the ASEAN way; General description of the region; Association of Southeast Asian Nations; General description; The legal basis |
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Decision-makingThe practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Summary; 5 The Americas: intervention without intervening; General description of the region; Organization of American States; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; South American Union of Nations; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Summary |
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6 The Middle East: in the absence of regional unityGeneral description of the region; League of Arab States; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Organization of Islamic Conference; Summary; 7 The Russian sphere of influence: the matryoshka of military peacekeeping; General description of the region; Commonwealth of Independent States; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Common Security Treaty Organization; General description; The legal basis |
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Decision-makingThe practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Summary; 8 The Euro-Atlantic region: going global; General description of the region; European Union; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; General description; The legal basis; Decision-making; The practice; Co-operation with the United Nations; Summary; 9 Comparison of the regions: the house of mirrors; Factors influencing different regional approaches; Appropriate for regional action; A Chapter VIII organisation |
| Summary |
This book explores the scope and limits of what is appropriate for regional action in the maintenance of peace and security. It offers a comparative study of legal regulation of the use of force in the maintenance of peace and security of different security regions in the context of the UN system and general international law. The book examines the post-Cold War legal documents and practice of the regional organizations of six security regions of the world (Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, the Russian sphere of influence and the Euro-Atlantic region), and in doing so offers a uniqu |
| Notes |
Security and defence |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Security, International.
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International law.
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LAW -- International.
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International law
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Security, International
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135120481 |
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113512048X |
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