Государства-участники настоящей Конвенции, считая, что в соответствии с принципами, провозглашенными в Уставе Организации Объединенных Наций, признание присущего достоинства, равных и неотъемлемых прав всех членов общества являются основой обеспечения свободы, справедливости и мира на Земле...

Vol. 1, № 2. - 2001. - 145 p.

How has the United Nations dealt with the question of terrorism before and after September 11? What does it mean that the UN itself has become a target of terrorism? Terrorism and the UN analyzes how the UN's role in dealing with terrorism has been shaped over the years by the international system, and how events such as September 11 and the American intervention in Iraq have reoriented its approach to terrorism. The first half of the book addresses the international context. Chapters in this part consider the impact of September 11 on the UN's concern for the rights and security of states relative to those of individuals, as well as the changing attitudes of various Western powers toward multilateral vs. unilateral approaches to international problems. The second half of the book focuses more closely on the UN, its values, mechanisms, and history and its future role in preventing and reacting to terrorism. The Security Council's position on and reactions to terrorist activities are contrasted with the General Assembly's approach to these issues. What role the UN might play in suppressing the political economy of terrorism is considered. A concluding chapter looks at broader, more proactive strategies for addressing the root causes of terrorism, with an emphasis on social justice as a key to conflict prevention, a primary concern of the UN, particularly the General Assembly, before September 11. Contributors are Jane Boulden, Chantal de Jonge Oudraat (Georgetown University), Edward C. Luck (Columbia University), S. Neil MacFarlane (University of Oxford), Rama Mani (Geneva Centre for Security Policy), M. J. Peterson (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Nico Schrijver (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam), Mónica Serrano (Colegio de México and University of Oxford), Thierry Tardy (Geneva Centre for Security Policy), Karin von Hippel (King's College, London), and Thomas G. Weiss.

This document was prepared by the Regional Office of West and Central Africa and the Research and Analysis Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The contributions of a number of individuals and of UNODC staff and experts at Headquarters and in the Field are gratefully acknowledged. This is not an official document of the United Nations. It has not been formally edited.

Ссылаясь на свою резолюцию 56/168 от 19 декабря 2001 года, в которой она постановила учредить Специальный комитет, открытый для участия всех государств-членов и наблюдателей при Организации Объединенных Наций, для рассмотрения предложений относительно всеобъемлющей и единой международной конвенции о поощрении и защите прав и достоинства инвалидов на основе комплексного подхода к работе в области социального развития, прав человека и недискриминации и с учетом рекомендаций Комиссии по правам человека и Комиссии социального развития, ссылаясь также на свои предыдущие соответствующие резолюции, последней из которых была резолюция 60/232 от 23 декабря 2005 года, а также на соответствующие резолюции Комиссии социального развития и Комиссии по правам человека, приветствуя ценный вклад, который внесли в работу Специального комитета межправительственные и неправительственные организации и национальные правозащитные учреждения.

Том 5, № 1. - 2006. - 188 с.

The United Nations began as an alliance during World War II. Eventually, however, the UN came to approximate a universal organization - i.e., open to and aspiring to include all States. This presents a legal question, for Article 4 of the Charter contains substantive criteria to limit admission of States to the UN and no formal amendment has touched that part of the Charter. This book gives an up-to-date account of admission to the UN, from the 1950s ‘logjam’ through on-going controversies like Kosovo and Taiwan. With reference to Charter law, the book considers how Article 4 came to accommodate universality and what the future of a universal organization in a world of politically diverse States might be.