The United Nations Secretariat and the Use of Force in a Unipolar World: Power v. Principle (Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures, Series Number 19)

The end of the Cold War appeared to revitalise the Security Council and offered the prospect of restoring the United Nations to its central role in the maintenance of international peace and security. Between the Gulf War of 1990 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the UN Secretariat found itself in the midst of an unprecedented period of activity involving authorised and unauthorised actions leading to the use of force. In this 2010 book Ralph Zacklin examines the tensions that developed between the Secretariat and member states, particularly the five permanent members of the Security Council, concerning the process and content of the Council's actions in the Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Iraq War as the Secretariat strove to give effect to the fundamental principles of the Charter. Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 Between peace and war......Page 22 All necessary means......Page 24 A failure of collective diplomacy......Page 25 Lessons learned......Page 26 Humanitarian intervention......Page 28 The establishment of the air exclusion zones......Page 30 The question of the renewal of the use of force......Page 31 The legal and procedural basis for a renewal of the use of force......Page 33 RESOLUTION 661 (1990)......Page 38 RESOLUTION 665 (1990)......Page 41 RESOLUTION 678 (1990)......Page 43 RESOLUTION 687 (1991)......Page 44 RESOLUTION 688 (1991)......Page 54 RESOLUTION 707 (1991)......Page 55 The establishment of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)......Page 60 The Security Council searches for a strategy......Page 62 Questions of coordination......Page 64 The establishment of safe areas......Page 67 The use of air power......Page 69 The question of hot pursuit......Page 74 RESOLUTION 713 (1991)......Page 80 RESOLUTION 758 (1992)......Page 82 RESOLUTION 762 (1992)......Page 84 RESOLUTION 764 (1992)......Page 86 RESOLUTION 769 (1992)......Page 88 RESOLUTION 776 (1992)......Page 89 RESOLUTION 781 (1992)......Page 90 RESOLUTION 786 (1992)......Page 91 RESOLUTION 819 (1993)......Page 93 RESOLUTION 824 (1993)......Page 96 RESOLUTION 781 (1992)......Page 98 RESOLUTION 836 (1993)......Page 100 RESOLUTION 958 (1994)......Page 104 3 Kosovo......Page 106 RESOLUTION 1160 (1998)......Page 125 RESOLUTION 1199 (1998)......Page 129 RESOLUTION 1203 (1998)......Page 133 RESOLUTION 1244 (1999)......Page 137 RESOLUTION 794 (1992)......Page 142 RESOLUTION 929 (1994)......Page 146 4 The Iraq War......Page 150 The attacks of 9/11 and the new international security environment......Page 151 The case for multilateralism......Page 152 The question of 'material breach’......Page 154 RESOLUTION 1368 (2001)......Page 163 RESOLUTION 1441 (2002)......Page 164 Conclusions......Page 170 Index......Page 174 The End Of The Cold War Appeared To Revitalise The Security Council And Offered The Prospect Of Restoring The United Nations To Its Central Role In The Maintenance Of International Peace And Security. Between The Gulf War Of 1990 And The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq, The Un Secretariat Found Itself In The Midst Of An Unprecedented Period Of Activity Involving Authorised And Unauthorised Actions Leading To The Use Of Force. Ralph Zacklin Examines The Tensions That Developed Between The Secretariat And Member States, Particularly The Five Permanent Members Of The Security Council, Concerning The Process And Content Of The Council's Actions In The Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo And The Iraq War As The Secretariat Strove To Give Effect To The Fundamental Principles Of The Charter.--jacket. Foreword / Kofi Annan -- 1. The Iraq-kuwait Conflict -- 2. Bosnia -- 3. Kosovo -- 4. The Iraq War. Ralph Zacklin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In this 2010 book, Ralph Zacklin examines the tensions that developed between the Secretariat and member states as a result of the Security Council's actions in the Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Iraq War, as the Secretariat strove to give effect to the fundamental principles of the Charter.