United Nations justice [[electronic resource] ] : legal and judicial reform in governance operations / / Calin Trenkov-Wermuth

• Autore: Trenkov-Wermuth Calin
• Pubblicazione: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo ; ; N.Y., : United Nations University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.5/2
• Soggetto topico: Justice, Administration of - International cooperation; Social justice - International cooperation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Legal and judicial reform and the United Nations: Early practice and assumptions; 2 Introduction to the case studies: Assessment criteria, case study guidelines and case selection; 3 The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo; 4 The UN Transitional Administration in East Timor; 5 Legal and judicial reform reconsidered; Conclusion; References; Treaties; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: At the end of the 20th century, and at the dawn of the 21st, the United Nations was tasked with the administration of justice in territories placed under its executive authority, an undertaking for which there was no established precedent or doctrine. Examining the UN's legal and judicial reform efforts in Kosovo and East Timor, this volume argues that rather than helping to establish a sustainable legal system, the UN's approach detracted from it, as it confused ends with means. In the process, justice standards were sacrificed for the sake of prosecutions; the legal vacuum was not filled eff
• Titolo autorizzato: United Nations justice
• ISBN: 92-808-7142-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456560103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II