Elected Members of the Security Council: Lame Ducks or Key Players?

Conventional wisdom has it that the successful functioning of the UN Security Council almost completely depends on the role played by its five permanent members and the extent to which they can agree--or avoid to fundamentally disagree--on the many issues on the Council's agenda. But the Council also consists of ten non-permanent or elected members who represent five different regions of the world, and who, though not vested with the right of veto, play an indispensable role in Council decision-making. This book aims to take a closer look at that role.

About the author

Nico Schrijver is part-time Professor of International Law at Leiden University and serves as State Councillor in the Council of State of the Netherlands.
Niels Blokker is Professor of International Institutional Law at Leiden University and was previously Deputy Legal Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

Both of them have extensive work experience in the UN system, either as a member of expert bodies or as a delegate. Earlier they co-edited The Security Council and the Use of Force. Theory and Reality - A Need for Change? (Brill, 2005) and Immunities of International Organisations (Brill, 2015). In each of these publications they seek to bring together the perspectives of both academics and practitioners.

Product details

• Assisted by: Niels M Blokker (Editor), Niels M. Blokker (Editor), Nico J Schrijver (Editor), Nico J. Schrijver (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2019
• EAN: 9789004425378
• ISBN: 978-90-04-42537-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Nijhoff Law Specials
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law