United Nations, Divided World

This book, highly praised as an authoritative assessment of the United Nations and its place in international relations, brings together distinguished academics and senior UN officials in a clear and penetrating examination of how the UN has developed since 1945. It examines the UN's various roles in addressing long-standing and difficult problems in the relations of states in such fields as international security, human rights, international law, and economicdevelopment. The book takes into account a wide range of developments in a world which remains very much divided; the rapid expansion of UN peacekeeping and election-monitoringactivities; the consequences of the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; the 1990-1 Gulf conflict and its aftermath; attempts at settlement of many regional conflicts; UN involvements in fractured societies, including Cambodia, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia; and the political and resource limits of the UN's capabilities. This edition also takes full account of new sources, writings, and debates. There are four completely new chapters, byPatricia Birnie (environmental protection), Sally Morphet (peacekeeping), Brian Urquhart (post-Cold War security), and Peter Wilenski (the UN's structure). An appendix contains the full text of formerSecretary-General Boutros-Ghali's important report, An Agenda for Peace, to which he has added an introduction for this book. United Nations, Divided World is also a key reference work. The appendices include a bibliography and the complete text of the UN Charter, with all amendments. They also include lists of member states and their assessed contributions, Secretaries-General, UN peacekeeping and observer forces, and judgments and opinions of the International Courtof Justice.

“'The new edition of Roberts and Kingsbury's book remains the best text available for students of the United Nations, and should be on the reading list of any general IR courses.'L.I. Rex, Liverpool John Moores University”

From reviews of the first edition:A most distinguished collection of essays.'Law Quarterly ReviewExcellent ... succeeds both in its appraisal and in its critical assessment.'International and Comparative Law QuarterlyAn excellent collection of essays which is particularly welcome given its treatment of recent challenges faced by the UN.'Dr M.C. Williams, University of SussexExtremely useful revision.'James Crawford, University of CambridgeThe best available work known to the present editor is the anthology edited by Roberts and Kingsbury, which contains ... everything ... anybody needs to know about the UN, written by outstanding international experts.'NOD & ConversionRarely can a good book so quickly have cried out for updating as the first, 1988, edition of this one ... A revised edition was thus invited - but who could have expected one as total as this? In all but title, it is a new book.'Times Literary SupplementThe new edition of Roberts and Kingsbury's book remains the best text available for students of the United Nations, and should be on the reading list of any general IR courses.'L.I. Rex, Liverpool John Moores UniversityThe first edition of this text filled an important niche as a contemporary study of the UN. The second edition has been awaited and is very welcome.'Gillian Youngs, Nottingham Trent UniversityRarely can a good book so quickly have cried out for updating as the first, 1988, edition of this one. And it was a good book ... A revised edition was thus invited - but who could have expected one as total as this? In all but title, it is a new book.'Times Literary Supplementcomprehensive ... revised second edition of the well-received 1988 collection of essays ... Roberts/Kingsbury's excellent second edition nearly doubles the first in size; it goes far beyond the revised 1986 Oxford University lectures that formed the earlier edition ... this is essentially a new book, with five substantially rewritten and four entirely new chapters ... a comprehensive and reasonably current tour d'horizon'American Journal of International Lawcontains an up-to-date discussion of the main activities of the UN system ... A crisp and thought-provoking chapter is devoted to the UN and human rights ... Roberts and Kingsbury have produced a comprehensive and informative report on the situation of the UN in today's world'Journal of Peace ResearchThe second edition of this classic volume edited by Adam Roberts and Ben Kingsbury is bound to become a handbook for those studying the UN ... a high calibre collection.'International PeacekeepingThis is a well-prepared volume ... Roberts and Kingsbury have succeeded in organising a number of essays that complement each other. This revised and expanded edition bridges much of the gap created by the rapidly changing international environment. The rich appendices, which include the Agenda for Peace and an updated bibliography, should be helpful for further research.'Millennium...excellent edited volume...This eminent line-up of academics and practioners has produced a volume with staying power by approaching the Organisation in its systemic and historical context...this is a valuable collection.'Paradigms

Adam Roberts is at University of Oxford. Benedict Kingsbury is at Duke University School of Law, North Carolina.

This book, highly praised as an authoritative assessment of the United Nations and its place in international relations, brings together distinguished academics and senior UN officials in a clear and penetrating examination of how the UN has developed since 1945. It examines the UN's various roles in addressing long-standing and difficult problems in the relations of states in such fields as international security, human rights, international law, and economic development. The book takes into account a wide range of developments in a world which remains very much divided; the rapid expansion of UN peacekeeping and election-monitoring activities; the consequences of the collapse of communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; the 1990-1 Gulf conflict and its aftermath; attempts at settlement of many regional conflicts; UN involvements in fractured societies, including Cambodia, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia; and the political and resource limits of the UN's capabilities. This edition also takes full account of new sources, writings, and debates. There are four completely new chapters, by Patricia Birnie (environmental protection), Sally Morphet (peacekeeping), Brian Urquhart (post-Cold War security), and Peter Wilenski (the UN's structure). An appendix contains the full text of former Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali's important report, An Agenda for Peace, to which he has added an introduction for this book. United Nations, Divided World is also a key reference work. The appendices include a bibliography and the complete text of the UN Charter, with all amendments. They also include lists of member states and their assessed contributions, Secretaries-General, UN peacekeeping and observer forces, and judgments and opinions of the International Court of Justice.

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