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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451226203321

Autore

Chopra Jarat

Titolo

Peace-maintenance [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of international political authority / / Jarat Chopra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999

ISBN

1-134-64789-1

1-280-32296-9

0-203-21736-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and politics ; ; 4

Disciplina

327.172

341.5/84

Soggetti

International police

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; Introduction; Peace-maintenance; The evolution of international political authority; International political development; International civil administration; International rules of law; International means of order; The evolution of peace-maintenance; Peace-maintenance in anarchical Somalia; Peace-maintenance in divided Western Sahara; Conclusion; Peace-maintenance puzzles; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Peace-Maintenance explores the controversial concept that has evolved from diplomatic peacekeeping and military peace-enforcement. Jarat Chopra, the architect of peace-maintenance, outlines the limitations of traditional peacekeeping principles reliant on the increasingly questionable consent of belligerents. He traces the evolution of the political, administrative, legal and judicial ingredients of international authority. He draws on his extensive experience of peace operations with the United Nations, using many examples to illustrate the context and evolution of p