Introduction: impacts of AU-UN collaboration -- Part 1: the regional-global debate, international legitimacy and civilian protection -- Part 2: the AU-UN relationship, mutual legitimation and civilian protection in Darfur -- Conclusion: coming together to protect?
Summary
At the turn of the century the regional-global security partnership became a key element of peace and security policy-making. This book investigates the impact of the joint effort made by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to keep the peace and protect civilians in Darfur.This book focuses on the collaboration that takes place in the field of conflict management between the global centre and the African regional level. It moves beyond the dominant framework on regional-global security partnerships, which mainly considers one-sided legal and political factors. I