Law and practice of the United Nations : documents and commentary / Simon Chesterman, Ian Johnstone, David M. Malone.
By: Chesterman, Simon [author.]
Contributor(s): Johnstone, Ian [author.] | Malone, David [author.] | Franck, Thomas M [dedicatee.]Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199399512Subject(s): United Nations | International agencies | International organization | Advice and Rights | International lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199399482DDC classification: 341.23 LOC classification: KZ4986 | .C54 2016Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This book combines primary materials with expert commentary, demonstrating the interaction between law and practice in the UN organisation, as well as the possibilities and limitations of multilateral institutions in general. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay by the authors that describes how the documents that follow illustrate a set of legal, institutional, and political issues relevant to the practice of diplomacy and the development of public international law through the United Nations. This second edition updates the materials in the first edition and introduces new features that reflect a changing global landscape.
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"In memory of Professor Thomas M. Franck."
Previous edition: by Simon Chesterman, Thomas M. Franck, David M. Malone. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book combines primary materials with expert commentary, demonstrating the interaction between law and practice in the UN organisation, as well as the possibilities and limitations of multilateral institutions in general. Each chapter begins with a short introductory essay by the authors that describes how the documents that follow illustrate a set of legal, institutional, and political issues relevant to the practice of diplomacy and the development of public international law through the United Nations. This second edition updates the materials in the first edition and introduces new features that reflect a changing global landscape.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 11, 2016).