Regional Peace-keeping and International Enforcement: The Liberian Crisis (Cambridge International Documents Series, Series Number 6) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521477549 ISBN 13: 9780521477543

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

The military intervention in the Liberian civil war by The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks a significant departure in regional peace-keeping. The operation, not authorised initially by the United Nations, to enforce a cease-fire and assist in the re-establishment of a constitutional government also has wider repercussions for international peace enforcement. This book reproduces significant documents, many of which are not otherwise available, including statements of the parties to the conflict, official documents emanating from ECOWAS detailing its peace-keeping efforts, and materials relating to the involvement of the United Nations and humanitarian organisations in the conflict. A substantive introduction provides a detailed analysis of the legal issues raised by this controversial operation.

About this title

Book Description:

Uniquely reproducing significant documents and providing a detailed analysis of the legal issues raised, this book examines the departure made in regional peace-keeping by The Economic Community of West African States' military intervention in Liberia, and its repercussions for international peace enforcement.

Review:

'All who want to consider regional organisations in general or Liberia in particular will be grateful to Weller and to Cambridge University Press for this latest addition to the Cambridge International Documents series.' International and Comparative Law Quarterly

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521477549
• ISBN 13: 9780521477543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 491
• Editor: Weller Marc