Weiss, Th: Oxford Handbook on the United Nations

PART I: INTRODUCTION ; 1. World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945 ; PART II: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS ; 2. Political Approaches ; 3. Legal Perspectives ; 4. Evolution in Knowledge ; PART III: PRINCIPAL ORGANS ; 5. General Assembly ; 6. Security Council ; 7. Economic and Social Council ; 8. Trusteeship ; 9. Secretariat ; 10. Secretary-General ; 11. International Court of Justice ; PART IV: RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ACTORS ; 12. Regional Groups and Alliances ; 13. Bretton Woods Institutions ; 14. Civil Society ; 15. Private Sector ; 16. Media ; PART V: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY ; 17. Disarmament by Keith Krause ; 18. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention by Rama Mani ; 19. Peacekeeping Operations by Michael Doyle ; 20. Sanctions by David Cortright, George A. Lopez & Linda Gerber ; 21. Peace Enforcement by Michael Pugh ; 22. Humanitarian Intervention by Ramesh Thakur ; 23. Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Roland Paris ; 24. Terrorism by Jane Boulden ; PART VI HUMAN RIGHTS ; 25. Norms and Machinery ; 26. International Criminal Court and Ad Hoc Tribunals ; 27. Humanitarian Action and Coordination ; 28. Women and Gender ; 29. Children ; 30. Minorities and Indigenous Peoples ; 31. Human Security ; PART VII DEVELOPMENT ; 32. Coordinating Economic and Social Affairs ; 33. Health and Infectious Disease ; 34. Global Resources Management and the Environment ; 35. Organized Crime ; 36. Democracy and Good Governance ; 37. Human Development ; PART VIII PROSPECTS FOR REFORM ; 38. Principal Organs ; 39. Financing ; 40. Widening Participation ; Suggested Further Reading ; The UN System ; The Charter of the United Nations ; Statute of the International Court of Justice ; Universal Declaration of Human Rights ; Subject Index ; Personal Name Index ; Foreword ; PART I: INTRODUCTION ; 1. World Politics: Continuity and Change since 1945 ; PART II: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS ; 2. Political Approaches ; 3. Legal Perspectives ; 4. Evolution in Knowledge ; PART

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project. He is the chair of the Academic Council on the UN System and the former editor of its journal, Global Governance. He has written or edited some 35 books and numerous articles about multilateral approaches to international peace and security, humanitarian action, and sustainable development.

This Handbook is extraordinarily ambitious and very timely, providing the most comprehensive assessment available anywhere of the UN's performance in an increasingly challenging global environment, and featuring an outstanding cast of authors. It will be an indispensable reference guide for scholars and practitioners alike. John G. Ruggie, Harvard University, Former UN Assistant Secretary-General The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations provides the essential overview of the UN under its Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. Timely and authoritative, the book provides a well-judged balance of analysis, critique, and prescription at a crucial time for the world organization. Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Given the constant pressure of events within the United Nations, and rapid developments in all the fields that it touches, it is very useful to have a study that stands back and reflects on the challenges for the United Nations as the new Secretary-General takes office. The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations is clearly a scholarly and important work. The editors of this volume have sought contributors of the highest quality to comment on the track record of the Organisation and to make recommendations for the future. The Handbook will surely be of interest to all those who know - or think that they know - the United Nations. Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice