The Security Council and the Protection of Human Rights / / Bertie G. Ramcharan.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 75
• VerfasserIn: Ramcharan, Bertie G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2002.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 75.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The human rights idea is shaping the contemporary world. At long last, human rights are being given the prominence they deserve by the organs of the international community dealing with questions of peace and security as well as with development. How is the Security Council dealing with human rights imperatives? What does it see as the place of human rights in conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding? How does it address the quest for justice in the face of gross violations of human rights? These and other similar questions are addressed in this book, the first of its kind on the human rights role of the Security Council in the post cold-war world. It is a compelling account of the human rights dimensions of the work of the Security Council.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Kurt Herndl -- Introduction -- I. Principles for Dealing with Human Rights Issues in the Security Council -- II. Humanitarian Intercession -- III. Human Rights in Conflict Prevention -- IV. Human Rights in Peace-Making -- V. Human Rights in Peace-Keeping -- VI. Human Rights in Peace-Building -- VII. Combatting Terrorism -- VIII. Security Council Protection in Practice -- Conclusion -- Annexes -- Bibliography -- Index.