Law and Practice of the United Nations

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This fully up-dated, third revised edition of Conforti's thought-provoking and challenging textbook, The Law and Practice of the United Nations, provides a comprehensive legal analysis of problems concerning membership, the structure of UN organs, their functions and their acts, taking into consideration the text of the Charter, its historical origins, and, particularly, the practice of the organs. Its main focus is on the practice of the Security Council.

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This fully up-dated, third revised edition of Conforti's thought-provoking and challenging textbook, The Law and Practice of the United Nations, provides a comprehensive legal analysis of problems concerning membership, the structure of UN organs, their functions and their acts, taking into consideration the text of the Charter, its historical origins, and, particularly, the practice of the organs. Its main focus is on the practice of the Security Council.

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An English version of the fifth Italian edition of the textbook providing a comprehensive legal analysis of problems associated with United Nations membership, structure, organs, and their acts. The author takes into consideration the text of the Charter and its historical origins, effectively tracing the story of the UN from its birth through an analysis of its practices, including the functions of the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Secretariat, the Economic and Social Council, and the International Court of Justice. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Table of Contents

Ch. 1 The membership
Sect. I Acquisition of membership status
Sect. II Modifications in membership status
Ch. 2 The organs
Sect. I The Security Council
Sect. II The General Assembly
Sect. III The Secretariat
Sect IV The Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council
Sect. V The International Court of Justice
Ch. 3 The functions
Sect. I General limits to United Nations functions
Sect. II Maintenance of the peace : functions of the Security Council
Sect. III Maintenance of the peace : the functions of the General Assembly
Sect. IV Maintenance of the peace : the functions of the Secretary-General
Sect. V Maintenance of the peace and regional organizations
Sect. VI Economic co-operation and action for development
Sect. VII The protection of human rights
Sect. VIII De-colonization and self-determination of peoples
Sect. IX Registration of treaties
Sect. X The judicial functions
Sect. XI Financing the organization
Ch. 4 The acts
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