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The Commander In Chief And United Nations Charter Article 43: A Case Of Irreconcilable Differences?, James W. Houck
The Commander In Chief And United Nations Charter Article 43: A Case Of Irreconcilable Differences?, James W. Houck
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Part II of this paper provides an overview of the U.N. Charter's framework for collective security, with a particular focus on the Charter's provision for the. creation, command, and control of U.N. military forces. During the Cold War, this framework fell into desuetude, and U.N. forces that participated in enforcement actions, such as Korea and Iraq, as well as peacekeeping operations, were created in ad hoc fashion outside the Charter's framework. Part III examines this development and considers how the conclusion of an Article 43 agreement might alter the President's authority under international law to pursue U.S. interests while participating …
The Role Of The Great Powers In United Nations Peace-Keeping, Lori Fisler Damrosch
The Role Of The Great Powers In United Nations Peace-Keeping, Lori Fisler Damrosch
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Over the past forty-five years, international peace-keeping has developed two principal operational models: the small power model and the big power model. The small power model accounts for virtually all U.N. peace-keeping efforts over more than four decades. However, the big power model is becoming increasingly important to a world which is demanding both symbolism and substance from the United Nations.
Under the small power model, modest, lightly armed contingents from small states are deployed to symbolize international concern rather than to enforce international order. Typically, the participating states have no direct stake in the outcome of the conflict in …