The United Nations [[electronic resource] ] : History and Core Ideas / / by Laurence Peters

• Autore: Peters Laurence
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.23
• Soggetto topico: International relations; International organization; Political theory; Political philosophy; World politics; Political science; International Relations; International Organization; Political Theory; Political Philosophy; Political History; Political Science
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Collective security: the classical legacy -- A global forum dedicated to the prevention of conflict: the visionary architects -- The balance of power: Kant's decisive contribution -- The rise of international law: the decisive contribution of Hugo Grotius -- Sovereignty: how the Peace of Westphalia defined the UN's view of nationhood -- The UN and the rise of the humanitarian tradition -- The peaceful settlement of disputes -- The development of the Universal declaration of human rights.
• Sommario/riassunto: Before the UN could be created the idea of a global body dedicated to the preservation of peace had first to be imagined. The book traces the evolution of a complex web of ideas that emerged from the ancient world concerning the need for a governing body to control the actions of sovereign nations.
• Titolo autorizzato: The United Nations
• ISBN: 1-137-52866-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827877603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II