Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Editor: Christian Tomuschat -- Foreword / Christian Tomuschat -- Contributors / Editor: Christian Tomuschat -- The United Nations, Guarantor of International Peace and Security / Mohamed Bennouna -- Some Reflections on Disarmament / Nabil Elaraby -- The United Nations as Guarantor of International Peace and Security: Past, Present and Future / Thomas M. Franck -- Use of Force Made or Authorized by the United Nations / Giorgio Gaja -- The United Nations as Guarantor of International Peace and Security: Past, Present and Future / Christopher Greenwood -- The Crucial Role of the United Nations in Maintaining International Peace and Security / Qizhi He -- The United Nations, Fragmenting States, and the Need for Enlarged Peacekeeping / Winrich Kühne -- The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions / Alain Pellet -- The Humanitarian Dimension of Conflict Management: Minimizing the Damaging Effects of Weapons / Vladimir Petrovsky -- The United Nations and International Peace and Security / Pemmaraju Sreenivasa Rao -- The United Nations at Its Turning Point / Chusei Yamada -- International Protection of the Environment / Andronico O. Adede -- The International Economic Order / Ignaz Seidl-Hohenveldern -- Development Policies and Strategies -- with Emphasis on the World Bank Group / Ibrahim F.I. Shihata -- Human Rights / Bruno Simma -- International Law / Christian Tomuschat -- Law of the Sea: An Example of the Progressive Development of International Law / Rüdiger Wolfrum -- Legal Aspects of International Organization / Editor: Christian Tomuschat.

The 50th anniversary of the United Nations provides a welcome opportunity to reflect on what the world organization has been able to achieve during the first half century of its existence. The contributions assembled in this volume all purport to ascertain whether and to what extent it has been possible to promote the community values acknowledged by the UN Charter through methods and mechanisms in accordance with the rule of law. The work does not confine itself to focusing solely on developments of the past, and provides insights which can be used as beacons for the future. The volume has been divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the institutions and mechanisms designed to maintain international peace and security. The second part addresses the additional tasks of the UN. Contributions are from experts who, as nationals of countries enjoying special privileges within the UN system or seeking to obtain such a position, are intimately familiar with the policies of their governments, what specific objectives they would like to see pursued by the competent organs, and what changes in the institutional structure they may suggest.

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