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Author Grant, Thomas D., 1969-

Title Admission to the United Nations : Charter Article 4 and the rise of universal organization / by Thomas D. Grant
Published Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 332 pages) : illustrations
Series Legal aspects of international organization, 0924-4883 ; v. 50
Legal aspects of international organization ; 50.
Contents Admission under the UN Charter -- The early years : implementing Article 4? -- The road to universality : the admissions of 1955-6 -- Universality affirmed : the eclipse of substantive admission criteria -- Admission after the package deal -- Universality achieved : micro-states, neutral states, and the residue of empires -- Consequences of admission
Summary Presents an account of admission to the UN, from the 1950s 'logjam' through controversies like Kosovo and Taiwan. With reference to Charter law, this book considers how Article 4 came to accommodate universality and what the future of a universal organization in a world of politically diverse States might be
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-312) and index
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Subject United Nations. Charter -- Membership
United Nations -- Membership.
SUBJECT United Nations fast
Charter (United Nations) fast
Subject International organization.
LAW -- International.
International organization
Membership requirements
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008055206
ISBN 9789047427094
9047427092
9789004173637
9004173633
1282601350
9781282601352