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• Title:United Nations law, politics, and practice / Alexandre Tavadian.
  
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• Author/Creator:Tavadian, Alexandre, author.
  
• Published/Created:Toronto, ON : Irwin Law Inc., 2021.
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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KZ4986 .T38 2021
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:United Nations.
  
• Description:xxi, 565 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"The main purpose of this book is to provide readers with sufficient information on the UN's evolution, institutional structure, functioning, and activities in order to enable them to form their own views about the strengths, weaknesses, successes, and failures of the UN. This book examines how the organization strives to achieve its primary goal "to maintain international peace and security" and its secondary goal "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights; to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained; and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom." This book neither vaunts the merits of the United Nations nor plays down its flaws; it describes historical developments and the performance of the organization from the author's perspective. It focuses on both what happened and why it happened. This book is different from those currently available on the market in many respects. First, it presents a detailed historical account of important events that shaped the United Nations under different Secretaries-General. Second, it covers not only legal aspects of the organization but also its politics and practice from an insider's viewpoint. Third, it is intended for a diverse audience. Students, professors, lawyers, diplomats, international public servants, people aspiring to work for the United Nations, or those with any interest in the world organization, international relations, or international law will find this book useful."-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Additional formats:Issued also in electronic format.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781552215579 paperback
  1552215571 paperback
  
• Contents:History of the United Nations
  Purposes and Principles
  The General Assembly
  The Security Council
  The Economic and Social Council
  The International Court of Justice
  The Secretariat of the United Nations.