ABSTRACT
The UN Security Council formally acknowledged an obligation to promote justice and the rule of law in 2003. This volume examines the extent to which the Council has honoured this commitment when exercising its powers under the UN Charter to maintain international peace and security. It discusses both how the concept of the rule of law regulates, or influences, Security Council activity and how the Council has in turn shaped the notion of the rule of law. It explores in particular how this relationship has affected the Security Council’s three most prominent tools for the maintenance of international peace and security: peacekeeping, sanctions and force. In doing so, this volume identifies strategies for better promotion of the rule of law by the Security Council.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students of international law, international relations, international development and peacekeeping.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|74 pages
Theorising the rule of law
chapter 3|16 pages
Big rule of law℠ ™(pat.pending)
part II|91 pages
The Security Council, peacekeeping and the rule of law
chapter 7|16 pages
Rule-of-law assistance in UN peace operations
chapter 12|15 pages
Protection of civilians and the rule of law
part III|26 pages
The Security Council, sanctions and the rule of law
part IV|77 pages
The Security Council, use of force and the rule of law
chapter 15|15 pages
Between flexibility and accountability
chapter 16|15 pages
Use of force, rule-of-law restraints and process
chapter 19|15 pages
Protecting responsibly
part V|13 pages
Strengthening the rule of law through the Security Council