The United Nations and the Principles of International Law : Essays in Memory of Michael Akehurst

with The Fall Of Communism And The Appearance Of A New World Order, It Is Hoped That The United Nations Will Become The Principle Organisation For The Regulation Of Relations Between States As Well As For The Settlement Of Conflict. The Recent Crises Over Iraq And The Continued Bloodshed In The Former Yugoslavia Have Ensured A Higher Profile For The United Nations But Have At The Same Time Placed Great Pressure On That Organisation To Resolve Conflict And Organise Relations Between States In A Manner That Is Acceptable To The International Community. the Essays Collected In This Volume Are Published In Conjunction With The International Law Group. Providing Valuable Statements Of The Fundamentals Of International Law From Leading Authorities, They Re-examine The Declaration Of Principles Of International Law Governing Friendly Relations Between States. The Declaration Is The Nearest Thing That States Have To An International Constitution And Embodies The Fundamental Values Of The International Legal System. The Great Changes In The International System Since 1989 Hold Out The Prospect Of The Reinvigoration Of The Charter, Perhaps For A New System Of International Legal Relations, And Make The Reconsideration Of The Declaration Particularly Timely. With the fall of communism and the appearance of a new world order, it is hoped that the United Nations will become the principle organisation for the regulation of relations between states as well as for the settlement of conflict. The recent crises over Iraq and the continued bloodshed in the former Yugoslavia have ensured a higher profile for the United Nations but have at the same time placed great pressure on that organisation to resolve conflict and organise relations between states in a manner that is acceptable to the international community. The essays collected in this volume are published in conjunction with the International Law Group. Providing valuable statements of the fundamentals of international law from leading authorities, they re-examine the Declaration of Principles of International Law Governing Friendly Relations Between States. The Declaration is the nearest thing that states have to an international constitution and embodies the fundamental values of the international legal system. The great changes in the international system since 1989 hold out the prospect of the reinvigoration of the Charter, perhaps for a new system of international legal relations, and make the reconsideration of the Declaration particularly timely Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 10 The significance of the Friendly Relations Declaration......Page 12 The principle of non-use of force......Page 44 The principle of peaceful settlement of disputes......Page 60 The principle of non-intervention: use of force......Page 77 The principle of non-intervention: human rights......Page 96 The principle of co-operation: the environment......Page 131 The principle of co-operation: terrorism......Page 148 The principle of co-operation: United Nations peacekeeping......Page 171 The principle of self-determination......Page 186 The principle of sovereign equality......Page 215 The principle of good faith......Page 241 Appendix: Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations......Page 267 Index......Page 275 Social Sciences Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Foreword 10 The significance of the Friendly Relations Declaration 12 The principle of non-use of force 44 The principle of peaceful settlement of disputes 60 The principle of non-intervention: use of force 77 The principle of non-intervention: human rights 96 The principle of co-operation: the environment 131 The principle of co-operation: terrorism 148 The principle of co-operation: United Nations peacekeeping 171 The principle of self-determination 186 The principle of sovereign equality 215 The principle of good faith 241 Appendix: Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations 267 Index 275 Reconsiders the UN's Declaration of Principles of International Law Governing Friendly Relations Between States in the light of new problems of conflict resolution since 1989