The United Nations' Search for a Definition of Aggression

Contents: The book is divided into three main parts: the problem of aggression, analysis of the problem, and the solution to the problem of aggression in the United Nations. The academic level of the book is research oriented and is an excellent source for further research. It differs from other books because of its comprehensive approach using logical, philosophical, legal and political approaches simultaneously.

An important book about the understanding and the definition of the international disease of aggression. Going beyond the symptoms, Nyiri brings a penetrating reason and logic to the politically partisan United Nations deliberations and offers a practical analytical stepping-stone to a more peaceful world. (Henry Wiseman, University of Guelph) Nyiri's 'The United Nations' search for a Definition of Aggression' is a thorough analysis of a not easily digestable subject matter. His analytical approach permits insights that would otherwise be absent had he relied on a mere historical retelling. Nyiri has provided us with a valuable contribution to the literature on international organizations. (Wolfgang Koerner, Senior Research Officer, Research Branch, Library Parliament, Ottawa) Nyiri's masterful analysis...provides a fascinating look at, and a complete description of the legal and political processes of protracted low-key international negotiations in today's world. His multifaceted approach using logic as the basic framework of analysis shows that unless states are willing to put reason above short-term sovereign self-interests, a perfectly clear and legitimate legal question of defining aggression becomes political resulting in a non-solution after thirty years of intensive efforts. (Toivo Miljan, Wilfrid Laurier University)

"An important book about the understanding and the definition of the international disease of aggression. Going beyond the symptoms, Nyiri brings a penetrating reason and logic to the politically partisan United Nations deliberations and offers a practical analytical stepping-stone to a more peaceful world." (Henry Wiseman, University of Guelph)
"Nyiri's 'The United Nations' search for a Definition of Aggression' is a thorough analysis of a not easily digestable subject matter. His analytical approach permits insights that would otherwise be absent had he relied on a mere historical retelling. Nyiri has provided us with a valuable contribution to the literature on international organizations." (Wolfgang Koerner, Senior Research Officer, Research Branch, Library Parliament, Ottawa)
"Nyiri's masterful analysis...provides a fascinating look at, and a complete description of the legal and political processes of protracted low-key international negotiations in today's world. His multifaceted approach using logic as the basic framework of analysis shows that unless states are willing to put reason above short-term sovereign self-interests, a perfectly clear and legitimate legal question of defining aggression becomes political resulting in a non-solution after thirty years of intensive efforts." (Toivo Miljan, Wilfrid Laurier University)