Informationen zum Autor Bertrand G. Ramcharan is Professor of International Human Rights Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies and Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He was a member of the UN Secretariat for 32 years and served as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books on international law, human rights, and the United Nations. Klappentext Bertrand G. Ramcharan is Professor of International Human Rights Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies and Chancellor of the University of Guyana. He was a member of the UN Secretariat for 32 years and served as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books on international law, human rights, and the United Nations. Zusammenfassung The concept of preventive diplomacy has captivated the United Nations since it was first articulated by Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. This work traces the history of the practice of preventive diplomacy by UN Secretaries-General, the Security Council, and other UN organizations, and examines its prospects in an age of genocide and terrorism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Series Editors' Foreword by Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss Foreword by Leon Gordenker Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Secretaries-General on Preventive Diplomacy Introduction 1. Preventive Diplomacy in the Concert of Europe, the Hague Peace Conferences, the League of Nations, and the UN Charter 2. UN Policies and Doctrines of Preventive Diplomacy 3. The Practice of Preventive Diplomacy by the Security Council 4. The Practice of Preventive Diplomacy by the Secretaries-General 5. Preventive Diplomacy during the Cuban Missile Crisis 6. The Practice of Preventive Diplomacy by Representatives of the Secretary-General and UN Subregional Offices 7. The Preventive Role of UN Peacekeepers and Observers 8. Preventive Diplomacy in the Economic, Social, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Fields 9. Preventive Diplomacy in an Age of Genocide, Terrorism, and Nontraditional Threats to Security 10. Cooperative Preventive Diplomacy with Regional and Subregional Organizations Conclusion: Some Thoughts for the Future Notes Index About the Author About the United Nations Intellectual History Project ...

Zusammenfassung
The concept of preventive diplomacy has captivated the United Nations since it was first articulated by Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. This work traces the history of the practice of preventive diplomacy by UN Secretaries-General, the Security Council, and other UN organizations, and examines its prospects in an age of genocide and terrorism.

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Contents
Series Editors' Foreword by Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss
Foreword by Leon Gordenker
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Secretaries-General on Preventive Diplomacy
Introduction

1. Preventive Diplomacy in the Concert of Europe, the Hague Peace Conferences, the League of Nations, and the UN Charter
2. UN Policies and Doctrines of Preventive Diplomacy
3. The Practice of Preventive Diplomacy by the Security Council
4. The Practice of Preventive Diplomacy by the Secretaries-General
5. Preventive Diplomacy during the Cuban Missile Crisis
6. The Practice of Preventive Diplomacy by Representatives of the Secretary-General and UN Subregional Offices
7. The Preventive Role of UN Peacekeepers and Observers
8. Preventive Diplomacy in the Economic, Social, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Fields
9. Preventive Diplomacy in an Age of Genocide, Terrorism, and Nontraditional Threats to Security
10. Cooperative Preventive Diplomacy with Regional and Subregional Organizations
    Conclusion: Some Thoughts for the Future
    Notes
    Index
    About the Author
    About the United Nations Intellectual History Project