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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781869803321

Autore

Verdirame Guglielmo

Titolo

The UN and human rights : who guards the guardians? / / Guglielmo Verdirame [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-21825-X

1-139-12396-3

1-283-29548-2

9786613295484

1-139-12196-0

1-139-11622-3

1-139-11186-8

0-511-86268-7

1-139-12688-1

1-139-11405-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (lvi, 448 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; ; 82

Classificazione

LAW051000

Disciplina

341.4/8

Soggetti

Human rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Concepts and definitions -- Human rights obligations of international organisations -- International institutional responsibility -- UN relief and development operations -- UN peacekeeping operations -- International administrations -- Implementation of UN sanctions -- Accountability -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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.