The Constitutional Foundations of World Peace,

FALK, Richard, Robert C. Johansen, and Samuel S. Kim,

ISBN 10: 0791413446 / ISBN 13: 9780791413449

Published by State University of New York Press, 1993,, 1993

Pbk 388pp covers very slightly shelfworn at edges with slight bumping sm. mark on cover otherwise an unread copy excellent clean unmarked and tight text. Seller Inventory # ST56

Synopsis:

This book shows how significant a worldwide constitutional framework can be, both analytically and politically, in efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace. The authors are careful to avoid the pitfalls of legalism and moralism that have often afflicted discussion of world governance in the past, and their analyses are rooted directly within contemporary human struggles for peace, justice, prosperity, and environmentally sustainable societies.

The authors demonstrate that when these struggles are examined in light of the planet's changing constitutional framework, their origins and future trajectories are more fathomable intellectually. By examining alternative images of world order, these authors uncover an abundance of practical yet bold policy recommendations for addressing and solving global problems. They also demonstrate that implementing desirable policies can indeed become politically feasible.

This book is a compendium of new ideas for managing threats to peace, enhancing U. N. peacekeeping, establishing an effective global environmental authority, aiding the faltering global economy, nurturing the growth of democracy both locally and globally, protecting human rights and ethnic diversity, holding governments and intergovernmental organizations accountable to those they govern, and nurturing humanitarian values among all people.

About the Author: Richard A. Falk is Professor at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Robert Johansen and Samuel S. Kim are Professors at the Center of International Studies at Princeton University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Constitutional Foundations of World ...
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1993,
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine