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Introduction: The New Collective Security, Peter G. Danchin, Horst Fischer
Introduction: The New Collective Security, Peter G. Danchin, Horst Fischer
Peter G. Danchin
Whether viewed as a socio-legal project gently civilizing states away from an older politics of diplomacy, deterrence, self-help and legitimate warfare, or as an institutional project establishing a collective security system premised on the rule of law, the primary purpose of the United Nations today remains the maintenance of international peace and security and the abolition of the “scourge of war.” In March 2003, the U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq, a member State of the United Nations, in order to disarm it and change the regime of Saddam Hussein. The war shook the United Nations and leading capitals around …
The Ties That Bind: International Law As Peacemaker, Peter G. Danchin
The Ties That Bind: International Law As Peacemaker, Peter G. Danchin
Peter G. Danchin
Ever since the League of Nations, there has been hope that collective security could be attained by pure international will. Can the present U.N. and worldwide "laws" contain the threats of a post-9/11 society?