Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century / / edited by Augusto López-Claros, Arthur L. Dahl, Maja Groff.

• TeilnehmendeR: Groff, Maja,; Dahl, Arthur L.,; López-Claros, Augusto,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, United Kingdom : : Cambridge University Press,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 545 pages)

"The world today is facing unprecedented challenges of governance far beyond what the United Nations, established more than 70 years ago, was designed to face. The grave effects of global climate change are already manifesting themselves, requiring rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society if we are to arrest catastrophic and probably irreversible consequences. Science has uncovered the frightening and rapid collapse in global biodiversity, threatening ecosystems across the planet that maintain the correct functioning of the biosphere, upon which we rely for survival. But there is more; there are other global catastrophic risks. We live in a world in which a diminished faith in our political leaders and governmental structures, public disillusionment with partisan politics and a willingness to believe populist promises, disturbing trends in income inequality, human rights violations and the spread of corruption have coincided with the rise of autocratic leaders, often intent on awakening the voices of nationalisms which have been so destructive during the 20th century. The rejection by some nations of the benefits of multilaterism and international cooperation, which have been at the center of the postwar global order, has heightened the risks of fundamental instabilities that could precipitate a range of major crises, disregarding the lessons of the past"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Reviews -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Background -- 1 The Challenges of the 21st Century -- Introduction -- Environmental Challenges -- Social Challenges -- Economic Challenges -- Security Challenges -- Inadequacy of Existing Mechanisms -- Efforts in the United Nations and in International Law -- The G7 and G20 -- Increasing International Cooperation -- A Need for Concrete Proposals -- The Urgency of Action -- Protecting National Autonomy -- Opposition to Deep Reforms and an Evolving International Landscape What is Ahead -- 2 A History of Global Governance -- Early Visions -- The League of Nations -- A Federal Union of Democratic States -- Winston Churchill's Proposal to France to Create an Anglo-French Union -- Early Thinking on the United Nations -- A Compromised United Nations -- A Broader Vision for the United Nations -- The Draft of a World Constitution and the Dublin Conference -- 3 European Integration: Building Supranational Institutions -- Mutual Recognition -- Border Controls -- A Historical Perspective -- Economic versus ''Political'' Union -- Implications for the Future Part II Reforming the Central Institutions of the United Nations -- 4 The General Assembly: Reforms to Strengthen Its Effectiveness -- Key Achievements and Weaknesses -- Moving to a System of Weighted Voting -- A Modified Schwartzberg Proposal -- An Updated Clark and Sohn Proposal -- Selection of Members -- 5 A World Parliamentary Assembly: A Catalyst for Change -- Setting up a World Parliamentary Assembly -- A Modified Heinrich/Schwartzberg WPA -- Distribution of WPA Membership -- 6 Advisory Mechanisms to Support Global Policymaking -- A Chamber of Civil Society Addressing Global Catastrophic Risks -- Enhancing UN Legislative Capacity to Consolidate Global Solidarity and Community -- 7 UN Executive Council: Beyond an Outdated Paradigm -- The Security Council at Present -- Past Proposals for Security Council Reform -- Successor Organ: UN Executive Council -- 8 Completing the Collective Security Mechanism of the Charter: Establishing an International Peace Force -- Early Attempts -- The UN Charter and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes -- Development of the Concept of a Standing Force -- Peace Enforcement: Further Considerations The International Evolution of War and Violence: A Story of Diminishing Returns -- The Establishment of an International Peace Force -- Challenges in Implementation -- 9 Toward Systemic Disarmament: Resetting Global Priorities -- Introduction -- Background -- The UN Charter Provisions on Disarmament/Arms Control -- Recent Developments in Arms Control -- The Challenge -- Abolition of War -- Self-Defense -- Past Multilateral Disarmament Measures and Proposals -- Disarmament in Today's World: Toward Systemic Arms Control and Disarmament -- Proposals to Enable Modern Comprehensive Disarmament.