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Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

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ISBN-10: 0199560102

ISBN-13: 9780199560103

Edition: 2008

Authors: Thomas G. Weiss, Sam Daws, Sam Daws, Sam Daws

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The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations is an authoritative, one-volume treatment of sixty years of history of the United Nations written by distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. Citations and suggested readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to the history, politics, and law of the world organization. This Handbook includes a clear and penetrating examination of the UN's development since 1945 and the challenges that it faces in the twenty-first century. This key reference work also contains appendices of the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Stature of the International Court of Justice. This volume is intended to shape…    
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List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 848
Size: 6.73" wide x 9.69" long x 1.65" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English

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Foreword, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Part I: Introduction 1. World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945, Thomas G. Weiss & Sam Daws Part II: Theoretical Frameworks 2. Political Approaches, Michael Barnett & Martha Finnemore 3. Legal Perspectives, Jose E. Alvarez 4. Evolution in Knowledge, Leon Gordenker & Christer Jonsson Part III: Principal Organs 5. General Assembly, M. J. Peterson 6. Security Council, David M. Malone 7. Economic and Social Council, Gert Rosenthal 8. Trusteeship Council, Ralph Wilde 9. Secretariat: Independence and Reform, James O. C. Jonah 10. Secretary-General, Edward Newman 11. International Court of Justice, James Crawford & Tom Grant Part IV:…