01457nam a2200265Ia 4500 TVU_12759 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0199533431 9780199533435 eng 341.6 V111 The United Nations Security Council and war The evolution of thought and practice since 1945 Vaughan Lowe ... [et al.] Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008 xxi, 793 p. ill. 26 cm This is the first major exploration of the United Nations Security Council's part in addressing the problem of war, both civil and international, since 1945. Both during and after the Cold War the Council has acted in a limited and selective manner, and its work has sometimes resulted in failure. It has not been--and was never equipped to be--the center of a comprehensive system of collective security. However, it remains the body charged with primary responsibility for international peace and security. It offers unique opportunities for international consultation and military collaboration, and for developing legal and normative frameworks. It has played a part in the reduction in the incidence of international war in the period since 1945 United Nations; Law Vaughan Lowe Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh