Del 82 - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

The UN and Human Rights

Who Guards the Guardians?

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

AvGuglielmo Verdirame,Guglielmo (King's College London) Verdirame

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Through an analysis of UN operations including international territorial administration, refugee camps, peacekeeping, the implementation of sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid, this book 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-08-22
Mått152 x 229 x 29 mm
Vikt750 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Antal sidor512
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107617476
UtmärkelserFriends of ACUNS Book Award 2014

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Guglielmo Verdirame is Professor of International Law at the Department of War Studies and the School of Law at King's College London. Before taking on this position, he was a Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. His main areas of research and teaching are public international law, and legal and political philosophy. He is a barrister at 20 Essex Street chambers, London.