UN peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo operational and legal issues in practive

The concept of UN peacekeeping has had to evolve and change to meet the challenges of contemporary sources of conflict. From a practical, operational and legal perspective, Murphy examines the problems faced by UN peacekeeping operations. Three case studies (Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo) are used to...

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Main Author: Murphy, Ray
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2007
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The political and diplomatic background to the establishment of peace support operations in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo
  • Legal framework of UN peacekeeping forces and issues of command and control
  • United Nations peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo, and the use of force
  • UN military operations and international humanitarian and human rights law
  • Conclusion.