The United Nations
Subtitle: history and core ideas
By: Laurence Peters
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York City
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137557360
Subjects: United Nations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Collective security: the classical legacy; title: A global forum dedicated to the prevention of conflict: the visionary architects; title: The balance of power: Kant's decisive contribution; title: The rise of international law: the decisive contribution of Hugo Grotius; title: Sovereignty: how the Peace of Westphalia defined the UN's view of nationhood; title: The UN and the rise of the humanitarian tradition; title: The peaceful settlement of disputes; title: The development of the Universal declaration of human rights.