The application of the United Nations collective security system in
      territorial disputes
Creators: name: Long, Bo
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2019
Subjects: collective security
territorial disputes
United Nations

description: The thesis is an attempt to critique the operation of the UN collective
      security system, in particular in relation to territorial disputes. In the
      introduction, the author argues that territorial disputes are an
      important, common but dangerous type of international disputes which can
      be, and have been controversially intervened by the UNCSS. Accordingly,
      the author has found out that the interaction between territorial disputes
      and the UNCSS is worthy to be studied. In the First main chapter, the
      author has reviewed the past literatures on either the UNCSS or
      territorial disputes, and evaluated the traditional route of legal
      research. Accordingly, the author argues that his research perspective of
      jointly studying territorial disputes and the UNCSS by combining legal and
      political theories is rather original, as the existing literatures tend to
      focus on general studies from their own research fields. Meanwhile, the
      author also argues that the realistic philosophy and the qualitative
      library-based literary methods are rather suitable for the current
      research topic, as they can deviate from the set paradigm without becoming
      impracticable. In the second main chapter, the author has addressed the
      inherent nature and the peaceful settlement of territorial disputes.
      Accordingly, the author argues that the land-territory disputes among
      member states of the United Nations can be defined as the working objects
      of study of this thesis. Moreover, the author also argues that the
      characters of territorial disputes are unfavorable for their settlement,
      and the peaceful measures are overly affected by the will of the direct
      parties, thus the intervention of the UNCSS is necessary. In the third
      main chapter, the author has described the authoritative institutions,
      operating mechanism and predetermined purposes of the UNCSS in handling
      territorial disputes. Moreover, the author has also analyzed the
      relationships between the UNCSS and the peaceful measures, the right of
      self-defence and definite regional organizations in regard to territorial
      disputes. Accordingly, the author argues that the UNCSS is responsible for
      returning the relevant situation to peace, and it has to primarily trust
      in its own changing structure and ability. In the fourth main chapter, the
      author has examined the practice of the four sets of forcible or
      non-forcible measures of the UNCSS in dealing with territorial disputes.
      
      Accordingly, the author argues that none of these measures is perfect, but
      their effectiveness is generally determined by their coerciveness, or
      mandatory power. In the fifth main chapter, the author has proposed his
      thoughts and plan for the reform of the UNCSS in the field of territorial
      disputes. Accordingly, the author argues that the shortages of the UNCSS
      related to territorial disputes are both explainable and amendable, so
      that the future of the application of the UNCSS in territorial disputes is
      worthy to be anticipated. In the conclusion, the author summarized the
      entire thesis through listing all his research findings, following the set
      research questions.