You, the People: The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building (Project of the International Peace Academy)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199284008 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 318 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Important sections assess the international community's efforts regarding transitional justice, the administration of justice, and the development of rule of law capacity in occupied states. On each of these themes, as with the many other dimensions of the study, Chesterman is adept at revealing the contradictions and weak points of each operation studied and offers excellent advice on needed reforms."--Human Rights Quarterly. In his book the weight of the subject and the depth of research are supported by wit, candor, brevity, and analytical writing of a very high order."--The New York Review ofBooks"In this fine, timely, and usable study, Simon Chesterman analyzes the complicated process of transferring power from an international authority that has governed a country temporarily to a viable local regime."--Wilson Qu
His books include Shared Secrets, Just War or Just Peace? (OUP 2001), and One Nation Under Surveillance (OUP 2011).. Simon Chesterman is Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Program, and Vice Dean and Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore
But they may also be seen as the latest in a series of operations that have involved the United Nations in 'state-building' activities, where it has attempted to develop the institutions of government by assuming some or all of those sovereign powers on a temporary basis. Moreover, the need for such policy research has been brought into sharp focus by the weighty but ambiguous role assigned to the UN in Afghanistan and the possibility of a comparable role in Iraq.This book fills that gap. The operations in East Timor and Kosovo are commonly seen as unique in the history of the UN--perhaps never to be repeated. The circumstances that have demanded such interventions certainly will be repeated.Seen in the context of earlier UN operations, such as those in Namibia, Cambodia, and Eastern S
William Podmore said Useful account of transitional administration. Chapters cover the topics of colonies and occupied territories: transitional administration through the "Useful account of transitional administration" according to William Podmore. Chapters cover the topics of colonies and occupied territories: transitional administration through the 20th century, the evolution of UN peace operations, the use of force to maintain law and order, the question of whether a benevolent foreign autocracy can build democracy, the rule of law in post-conflict territories, the politics of humanitarian and development assistance, elections and exit strategies, and the future of state-building.Chesterman looks at the UN's role in countries' transitions from war to peace through periods of international supervision. Elections can be part of a state-building project or peace process: in Cam. 0th century, the evolution of UN peace operations, the use of force to maintain law and order, the question of whether a benevolent foreign autocracy can build democracy, the rule of law in post-conflict territories, the politics of humanitarian and development assistance, elections and exit strategies, and the future of state-building.Chesterman looks at the UN's role in countries' transitions from war to peace through periods of international supervision. Elections can be part of a state-building project or peace process: in Cam