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The Iraq crisis and world order : structural, institutional and normative challenges / edited by Ramesh Thakur and Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu

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Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 549 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Thakur, Ramesh, 1948- and Sidhu, Waheguru Pal Singh
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Contents
The Iraq crisis and world order; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Framing the issues; Part II: Structural and normative challenges; Part III: Perspectives from within the region; Part IV: External actor perspectives; Part V: International legal and doctrinal issues; Part VI: Conclusion; Index.
Summary
The Iraq war was a multiple assault on the foundations and rules of the existing UN-centred world order. It called into question the adequacy of the existing institutions for articulating global norms and enforcing compliance with the demands of the international community. It highlighted also the unwillingness of some key countries to wait for proof before acting to meet the danger of the world's most destructive weapons falling into the hands of the world's most dangerous regimes. It was simultaneously a test of the UN's willingness and ability to deal with brutal dictatorships and a searchi.
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ISBN
9781429441681 (electronic bk.)
1429441682 (electronic bk.)
9280870793
9789280870794
9280811282 (pbk.)
9789280811285 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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