Threat to the peace : the interpretation by the Security Council of article 39 of the UN charter /
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| Author / Creator: | Österdahl, Inger. |
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| Imprint: | Uppsala : Iustus, c1998. |
| Description: | 176 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in international law, 0348-4718 ; v. 13 Studies in international law (Stockholm, Sweden) ; 13. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3587035 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Issues. 2.1. The notion of "threat to the peace" in Article 39 of the UN Charter. 2.2. The competence of the Security Council. 2.3. Domestic jurisdiction and international law. 2.4. The international and the intranational in international law and international relations theory
- 3. Cases. 3.1. Congo, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa. 3.2. The Kurds and Shiites in Iraq. 3.3. The former Yugoslavia. 3.4. Somalia. 3.5. Liberia. 3.6. Angola. 3.7. Rwanda. 3.8. Haiti. 3.9. Burundi. 3.10. Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). 3.11. Albania. 3.12. Libya and Sudan. 3.13. Analytic summary of cases
- 4. The issues through the cases. 4.1. What is a threat to the peace? 4.2. The limits of the mandate of the Security Council. 4.3. Potential domination by permanent member(s). 4.4. Arbitrary or coherent interpretation of "threat to the peace"? 4.5. The Security Council as law enforcer. 4.6. The consequences of Security Council practice for the position of human rights and democracy in international law. 4.7. Intervention through authorization
- 5. Looking ahead.
