United Nations protection of humanity and its habitat : : a new international law of security and protection / / by Bertrand G. Ramcharan.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights, Volume 116
• VerfasserIn: Ramcharan, B. G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in human rights ; Volume 116.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This book is a study of the future of international law as well as the future of the United Nations. It is the first study ever bringing together the laws, policies and practices of the UN for the protection of the earth, the oceans, outer space, human rights, victims of armed conflicts and of humanitarian emergencies, the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged world-wide. It reviews unprecedented dangers and challenges facing humanity such as climate change and weapons of mass destruction, and argues that the international law of the future must become an international law of security and of protection. It submits that the concept of international security in the UN Charter can no longer be restricted to situations of armed conflict but must be given its natural meaning: whatever threatens the security of humanity. It calls for the Security Council to perform its role as the guardian of the security of humankind and sees a leadership role for the UN Secretary-General in analysing and presenting challenges of international security and protection to the Security Council for its attention. Written by a seasoned scholar / practitioner of international law and the United Nations, who has served in key policy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and human rights positions in the United Nations, this book offers indispensable new vistas of international law and policy, and the future role of the United Nations.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: An Assessment of un Protection -- Protection of Children, Women, the Poor, the Vulnerable and the Disadvantaged -- Law-Making, Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Standards of Protection -- Threats and Challenges -- Urgent Measures of Protection -- Protection of the Earth and the Environment -- Protection of the Oceans and the Polar Regions -- Protection of Outer Space -- Protection against Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Protection against Terrorism and Violent Extremism -- Protection during Armed Conflicts and Humanitarian Emergencies -- Protection of Human Rights -- Protection by the un Security Council -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.