International Law on Peacekeeping : A Study of Article 40 of the un Charter

it Is Generally Considered That The Un Security Council Has Been Galvanised Since The End Of The Cold War. However, The Existence And Development Of Armed Conflicts Remain The Reality In The International Scene. Is The Upsurge In Instances Of Invoking Chapter Vii Of The Un Charter Truly A Sign Of The Invigoration Of The Security Council’s Authority Or Mere Evidence Of Its Failure To Prevent The Aggravation Of Armed Conflicts? To What Extent Is The Security Council Authorised To Exercise The Peacekeeping Power In Order To Take A More Flexible Approach To Conflict Management From An Earlier Stage Of Conflict? this Book Explores The Potential Of The Un Peacekeeping Power, Placing Article 40 Of The Un Charter At The Centre Of The Legal Regime Governing Peacekeeping Measures. It Traces The Origins Of Peacekeeping Measures Primarily In The Experience Of The League Of Nations And Identifies Article 40 Of The Charter As The Primary Legal Basis For, And The Legal Restraints Upon, The Exercise Of The Peacekeeping Power. It Examines The Regulatory Framework Within Which The United Nations, Particularly The Security Council, Is Authorised And May Even Be Required To Direct Peacekeeping Measures To Prevent The Aggravation Of Armed Conflicts. It Suggests That The Legal Accountability Of The Security Council In Directing Peacekeeping Measures Will Be Enhanced By Utilising Procedural Mechanisms For Self-regulation "This book explores the potential of the UN peacekeeping power, placing Article 40 of the UN Charter at the centre of the legal regime governing peacekeeping measures. It traces the origins of peacekeeping measures primarily in the experience of the League of Nations and identifies Article 40 of the Charter as the primary legal basis for, and the legal restraints upon, the exercise of the peacekeeping power. It examines the regulatory framework within which the UN, particularly the Security Council, is authorised and may even be required to direct peacekeeping measures to prevent the aggravation of armed conflicts. It suggests that the legal accountability of the Security Council in directing peacekeeping measures will be enhanced by utilising procedural mechanisms for self-regulation."--Jacket While the upsurge of incidents in which the UN Security Council has been invoking Chapter VII: Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression has been seen as a sign of renewed authority for the Security Council, others have suggested that it is more a symptom of failure to prevent conflict in the first place. One of the latter, Nasu (law, Australian National U. College of Law, Australia) suggests that a renewed attention to Chapter VII's Article 40--allowing the Security Council to call for provisional measures to be undertaken by the conflicting pa