Weiss, T: Oxford Hdb on the United Nations

Part I: Introduction and Origins; 1 Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws: The United Nations: Continuity and Change; 2 Justin Morris: Origins of the United Nations; Part II: Theoretical Frameworks; 3 Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore: Political Approaches; 4 Jose E. Alvarez: Legal Perspectives; 5 Leon Gordenker and Christer Jonsson: Evolution in Knowledge and Norms; Part III: Principal Organs; 6 M. J. Peterson: General Assembly; 7 Sebastian von Einsiedel and David Malone: Security Council; 8 Gert Rosenthal: Economic and Social Council; 9 Ralph Wilde: Trusteeship Council; 10 Charlotte Ku: International Court of Justice; 11 James O. C. Jonah and Amy Scott Hill: Secretariat: Independence and Reform; 12 Edward Newman: Secretary-General; 13 Jeffrey Laurenti: Financing; Part IV: Relationships with Other Actors; 14 Ngaire Woods: Bretton Woods Institutions; 15 Rorden Wilkinson: World Trade Organization; 16 Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu: Regional Organizations; 17 Monica Herz: Formal and Informal Groups; 18 Mike Schroeder and Paul Wapner: Nongovernmental Organizations; 19 Craig N. Murphy: Private Sector; 20 Barbara Crossette: Media; Part V: International Peace and Security; 21 Keith Krause: Arms Control and Disarmament; 22 Rama Mani and Richard Ponzio: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention; 23 Richard Gowan: Peace Operations; 24 George A. Lopez: Sanctions; 25 Ramesh Thakur: Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect; 26 Roland Paris: Peacebuilding; 27 Jane Boulden: Terrorism; 28 Frank Madsen: Organized Crime; 29 Lucas Kello: Cyber Threats; Part VI: Human Rights; 30 Natalie Samarasinghe: Human Rights: Norms and Machinery; 31 Richard Goldstone: International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals; 32 Jeff Crisp: Humanitarian Action and Coordination; 33 Charlotte Bunch: Women's Rights and Gender Integration; 34 Maivan Clech Lam: Minorities and Indigenous Peoples; 35 Christopher K. Penny: Human Security; Part VII: Development; 36 Jacques Fomerand and Dennis

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director Emeritus of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. He was the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow and past president of the International Studies Association and recipient of its '2016 Distinguished IO Scholar Award', chair of the Academic Council on the UN System, editor of Global Governance, and Research Director of the International Commission
on Intervention and State Sovereignty, he has authored or edited some 55 books and written 250 articles and book chapters about international peace and security, humanitarian action, and sustainable development.Sam Daws is Director of the Project on UN Governance and Reform, in the Centre for International Studies, DPIR, at the University of Oxford, and directs the international political consultancy, 3D Strategy. He has spent thirty years in UN-related roles, including as Deputy Director (United Nations, Prime Minister's Post-2015 Development Team) in the UK Cabinet Office; Senior Principal Research Analyst, Multilateral Policy Directorate, FCO; First Officer in the Executive Office of UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan; Executive Director, UNA-UK; Senior Advisor and UK Representative, UN Foundation; and as Visiting Fellow, International Law at Cambridge University. He has co-authored or edited fourteen books on the United Nations.