The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping - Rosa Freedman, Nicolas Lemay-Hébert, Siobhán Wills

The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping

Foregrounding Human Rights
Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2021
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-47752-9 (ISBN)
124,70 inkl. MwSt
A detailed study of three key aspects that have come to define the UN's presence in Haiti – the use of force, sexual exploitation and abuse, and an epidemic inadvertently introduced by UN peacekeepers – combining international relations with international law and suggesting a new model of accountability which foregrounds human rights.
In an increasingly complex world, it is more crucial than ever to have a full picture of how international peacekeeping can be a force for good, but can also have potentially negative impacts on host communities. After thirteen years of presence in Haiti, the highly controversial United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti has now withdrawn. The UN's legacy in Haiti is not all negative, but it does include sexual scandals, the divisive use of force to 'clean up' difficult neighbourhoods as well as a cholera epidemic, brought inadvertently by Nepalese peacekeepers that killed more than 8,000 Haitians and infected more than 600,000. This book presents a unique multi-disciplinary analysis of the legacy of the mission for Haiti. It presents an innovative account of contemporary international peacekeeping law and practice, arguing for a new model of accountability, going beyond the outdated immunity mechanisms to foreground human rights.

Rosa Freedman is Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development at the University of Reading. She has published widely on the UN and human rights, and serves on the UN Secretary-General's Civil Society Advisory Board for the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and as a Specialist Adviser to the UK Government. Nicolas Lemay-Hébert is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Research at the Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University. Siobhán Wills is Professor of Law at the Transitional Justice Institute in the Law School of Ulster University. She has led two Arts and Humanities Research Council projects and held a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship on peacekeepers' legal obligations and the impact of peacekeeping on marginalised communities. She co-directed the films It Stays With You: Use of Force by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti and Right Now I Want to Scream: Police and Army Killings in Rio.

1. Introduction: Minustah: A Reflection of Wider Issues with Peacekeeping; 2. A Political History of UN Involvement in Haiti; 3. Integrating Human Rights Norms into UN Peacekeeping Practice; 4. UN Immunities and Human Rights; 5. The Cholera Epidemic: Unintended Consequences and Implications; 6. Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Who Guards the Guardians?; 7. UN Peacekeepers' use of Deadly Force to Maintain Law and Order; 8. Conclusion; 9. Index.

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Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 158 x 235 mm
Gewicht 390 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Völkerrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10 1-108-47752-6 / 1108477526
ISBN-13 978-1-108-47752-9 / 9781108477529
Zustand Neuware
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