Chairing multilateral negotiations : the case of the United Nations / / Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910966063203321
• Autore: Blavoukos Spyros.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-70371-3; 1-283-16301-2; 9786613163011; 1-136-70372-1; 0-203-81395-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Collana: Routledge research on the United Nations ; ; 1
• Altri autori (Persone): BourantonisDimitris
• Disciplina: 341.3/7
• Soggetti: Negotiation; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Analyzing the Chairmanship Office: Functions and parameters of effectiveness; 3 The British Chair in the UN Security Council (1992); 4 The Presidency of the UNGA and the Case of South Africa (1974); 5 The Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group on UNSC Reform; 6 Chairing Committee I of UNCLOS III (1973-82); 7 The Presidency of the Sixth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; 8 The Eighteen Nation Disarmament Committee (ENDC) and its Co-chairmanship Office; 9 ConclusionsI Extracts from the Rules of Procedure of the Security Council; II Extracts from the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly; III Extracts from the Rules of Procedure of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea; IV United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Extracts from the Draft Rules of the Conference of the Parties and its Subsidiary bodies; V Eighteen Nation Disarmament Committee: Agreement on Procedural Arrangements; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the important role of the chairmanship office in multilateral negotiations within the UN setting. Although chairmanship is a generic feature of international politics, negotiations, and decision-making, it has been scarcely researched. The neutrality and impartiality assumptions that have been long associated with the chair have veiled the chair's potential in moulding negotiation outcomes.The authors seek to develop an analytical framework for the systematic study of the chairmanship office and its potential impact on multilateral negotiations. It elaborates on it