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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2024

Congyan Cai ,
Larissa van den Herik  and
Tiyanjana Maluwa
Edited by
Anne Peters  and
Christian Marxsen
Congyan Cai
Affiliation:
Fudan University, Shanghai
Larissa van den Herik
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
Tiyanjana Maluwa
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
Anne Peters
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law, Heidelberg
Christian Marxsen
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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The UN Security Council and the Maintenance of Peace in a Changing World , pp. vii - x
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024
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Contents

  1. Introduction: The UN Security Council’s Four Defining Fields of Tension

    Christian Marxsen

    1. I.The UN Security Council’s Functions in the Peace and Security Architecture

    2. II.The Changing Political Environment

    3. III.Past Responses

      1. A.Formal Reform

      2. B.Empowering Other UN Organs

      3. C.Informal Mechanisms

      4. D.Authority of External Actors

    4. IV.Trajectories of and Tensions in the Security Council’s Operation

    5. V.Three Voices in a Trialogue

  2. 1.The UN Security Council: Maintaining Peace during a Global Power Shift

    Congyan Cai

    1. I.Introduction

    2. II.The UN Security Council: Between Politics and Law

      1. A.The Relationship between Politics and Law at the International Level

      2. B.The Politics of Legal Privileges and the Great Powers

      3. C.Legal Restraints on the Great Powers

      4. D.A Politicised Institution and Legalised Actions

    3. III.How Power Politics Influence the Workings of the Security Council

      1. A.The Cold War

      2. B.The ‘New World Order’

      3. C.A ‘New Cold War’?

      4. D.The Security Council for International Peace – or for Peace between Only the Great Powers?

    4. IV.Novel Threats and the Response of the Security Council

      1. A.International Public Health Crisis

      2. B.Extremism

      3. C.Cyber-Attacks

    5. V.China’s Ascension and the UN Security Council

      1. A.A General Observation

      2. B.How the New Power Constellation Influences China’s Behaviour in the Security Council

      3. C.How Chinese International Legal Policies Influence China’s Security Council Behaviour

      4. D.China’s Normative Role in the Security Council

    6. VI.The Future Trajectory of Security Council Reforms: Revisiting the Universal and Regional Approaches

      1. A.The Universal Approach

      2. B.The Regional Approach

    7. VII.Conclusions

  3. 2.The UN Security Council: A Reflection on Institutional Strength

    Larissa van den Herik

    1. I.Introduction

    2. II.An Institutionalist Perspective: Limits to the Security Council

    3. III.Bolstering the Security Council’s Institutional Environment

    4. IV.Disputed Uses of Force and the Importance of Inclusive Processes

      1. A.Resolution 1973 and Wavering International Consensus

      2. B.Proposals to Refine Decision-Making and Discourse on the Use of Force

    5. V.Sanctions Outside and Inside the UN Institutional Framework

      1. A.Non-UN Sanctions as a Challenge to the Security Council’s Prerogative?

      2. B.UN Sanctions and the Development of Procedures and Remedies

    6. VI.Security Council Action on Terrorism and Extremism: Stretching Prerogatives beyond Breaking Point?

    7. VII.Future Trajectories and Unconventional Global Threats

    8. VIII.Concluding Reflections

  4. 3.The UN Security Council: Between Centralism and Regionalism

    Tiyanjana Maluwa

    1. I.Introduction

    2. II.The United Nations and Regional Organisations: Partnering for the Maintenance of Peace

      1. A.Historical Debates of Centralism versus Regionalism

      2. B.Partnership Peacekeeping as a Return of Regionalism

      3. C.Relevance of the International Rule of Law in the Security Council’s Operations and Decision-Making Processes

    3. III.The Security Council’s Practice in Selected Partnership Peace Operations with the African Union

      1. A.Article 4(h) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the Primacy of the Security Council

      2. B.The Security Council, the African Union, and the Libyan Conflict of 2011

      3. C.China’s Position in the Security Council Regarding UN Peacekeeping in Africa

      4. D.Russia’s Rising Presence in Africa

      5. E.AU–UN Collaboration in Fighting International Terrorism through Peace Operations

    4. IV.Continuing Challenges, Future Trajectories, and the Need for Reform

      1. A.The African Quest for Permanent Seats on the Security Council

      2. B.The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Ramifications for African Perceptions of the Security Council

      3. C.The Problem of Security Council Inaction and Failure to Decide

      4. D.Unconventional Global Threats: The Climate Crisis and Climate Security

    5. V.Conclusion

  5. Conclusion: Power, Procedures, and Periphery – The UN Security Council in the Ukraine War

    Anne Peters

    1. I.Introduction

    2. II.Law and Power

    3. III.Procedure and Substance

      1. A.The Power and Powerlessness of Procedures

      2. B.Checks and Balances, and Accountability

      3. C.Procedural Arguments against Manifestly Obstructive Vetoes

    4. IV.Centre and Periphery

    5. V.Conclusions: The Embedded Security Council

  6. Index

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  • Congyan Cai, Fudan University, Shanghai, Larissa van den Herik, Universiteit Leiden, Tiyanjana Maluwa, Pennsylvania State University
  • Edited by Anne Peters, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law, Heidelberg, Christian Marxsen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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  • Congyan Cai, Fudan University, Shanghai, Larissa van den Herik, Universiteit Leiden, Tiyanjana Maluwa, Pennsylvania State University
  • Edited by Anne Peters, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law, Heidelberg, Christian Marxsen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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  • Contents
  • Congyan Cai, Fudan University, Shanghai, Larissa van den Herik, Universiteit Leiden, Tiyanjana Maluwa, Pennsylvania State University
  • Edited by Anne Peters, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Public International Law, Heidelberg, Christian Marxsen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Book: The UN Security Council and the Maintenance of Peace in a Changing World
  • Online publication: 15 February 2024
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