Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: The United Nations Mechanisms in Peacekeeping Operations - Softcover

Uddin, Md. Kamal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3848428032 ISBN 13: 9783848428038

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The promotion and protection of human rights is one of the basic objectives of the United Nations. Peacekeeping Operations is an important activity of the UN in modern time. Human rights issues in peacekeeping operations are a perceptive phenomenon. This book aimed to answer: i) The UN mechanisms for promotion and protection of human rights in Peacekeeping Operations; ii) The actual position of human rights in Peacekeeping Operations; and iii) How should International Human Rights Law be applied in the Peacekeeping Operations? The author found that, unfortunately the UN has been suffering from the crisis of human rights violations committed by peacekeepers. They have been blamed of committing different crimes in different operations. It indicated that the role of the UN Secretary General and Security Council has lagged behind and the author grounded some policy implications also.

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About the Author

Md. Kamal Uddin is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He graduated in Political Science from the same university. He also received an Advanced Master in International Organisations from the University Zurich, Switzerland. He has published several research articles in reputed journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848428032
• ISBN 13: 9783848428038
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80