Regional Maintenance of Peace and Security under International Law

Name: Regional Maintenance of Peace and Security under International Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Regional Maintenance of Peace and Security under International LawThe Distorted Mirrors\nAuthor(s): Dace Winther\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138937482, 978-1138937482\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the scope and limits of what is appropriate for regional action in the maintenance of peace and security. It offers a comparative study of legal regulation of the use of force in the maintenance of peace and security of different security regions in the context of the UN system and general international law. The book examines the post-Cold War legal documents and practice of the regional organizations of six security regions of the world (Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, the Russian sphere of influence and the Euro-Atlantic region), and in doing so offers a unique international and comparative perspective towards regional characteristics that may influence the possibility for coherent action in a UN co.