The United Nations
Subtitle: states vs international laws
By: Donald A. Wells.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: United Nations.
Description: "This book explores the structure of the UN, its achievements and its weaknesses, explaining what it can and cannot do, and why. It traces mankind's quest for international laws, especially with regard to war; and shows how the US shaped the UN and continues to direct and limit its functioning"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The establishment of the United Nations : why the UN functions the way it does; title: The search for rules or laws of war : forbidden strategies and weapons; title: The role of the Security Council in war and peace; title: The precedent of war crimes trials and the bases for the UN international criminal courts.