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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      07 October 2011
      08 September 2011
      ISBN:
      9780511862687
      9780521841900
      9781107617476
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511862687
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.92kg, 512 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.75kg, 512 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Public International Law, Law, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (82)
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    Subjects:
    Public International Law, Law, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law (82)
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    Through an analysis of UN operations including international territorial administration, refugee camps, peacekeeping, the implementation of sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid, this book shows that the powers exercised by the UN carry a serious risk of human rights abuse. The International Law Commission has codified and developed the law of institutional responsibility, but, while indispensable, these principles and rules cannot on their own ensure compliance and accountability. The 'liberty deficit' of the UN and of other international organisations thus remains an urgent legal and political problem. Some solutions may be available; indeed, recent state and institutional practice offers interesting examples in this respect. But at a fundamental level we need to ask ourselves whether, judged on the basis of the principle of liberty, the power shift from states to international organisations is always beneficial.

    Awards

    Winner of the 2014 Friends of ACUNS Book Award

    Reviews

    '… this book deserves to be highly commended for highlighting an important problem - the lack of accountability of the UN - and systematically looking at the practice of the organisation and the obligations involved.'

    Tiina Pajuste Source: British Yearbook of International Law

    'Verdirame has produced an excellent and sophisticated study of a complex issue, passionately defending the need to protect individuals from human rights violations by international organizations but acknowledging that organizations need to be left some leeway as well in dealing with policy dilemmas.'

    Jan Klabbers Source: International Organizations Law Review

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