The United Nations - A Concise Political Guide

The book serves as a comprehensive yet concise guide to the political workings of the United Nations system. It details the purposes and structure of the Organisation, with specific chapters on peace and security, disarmament, and human rights. In the final chapter the problems facing the UN are examined. Tables provide information on the size and distribution of UN membership, peacekeeping operations and the use of the Security Council veto. It includes the full text of the UN Charter.

Sommario

List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Purposes - Structure - Groups and Blocs - Peace and Security - Disarmament - Human Rights - Has the UN a Future? - Appendix 1: The UN Charter - Appendix 2: UN Members (1 January 1994) - Appendix 3: States or Territories which are not UN Members - For Further Reading - Index

Info autore

By Sydney D. Bailey and Sam Daws

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S. Bailey, Sydney Bailey, Sydney D Bailey, Sydney D. Bailey, Sam Daws
• Editore: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9780333629178
• ISBN: 978-0-333-62917-8
• Pagine: 176
• Peso: 247 g
• Illustrazioni: VII, 176 p.
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva