Suchergebnisse

Part I. The Security Council and Human Rights: 1. Evolution of the security council's engagement on human rights Bruno Stagno Ugarte and Jared Genser. - Part II. Thematic Work of the Security Council: 2. Civilians and armed conflict Rosa Brooks. - 3. Women, peace, and security Janet Benshoof. - 4. Children and armed conflict Shamala Kandiah Thompson. - Part III. Securing, Maintaining, and Building Peace: 5. UN peacekeeping and human rights Mari Katayanagi. - 6. Coordination with other UN organs Bertrand G. Ramcharan. - Part IV. Law and Justice: 7. Accountability for international crimes - special tribunals and referrals to the international criminal court William Schabas. - 8. Enhancing rule of law Axel Marschik. - Part V. Case Studies: 9. Rwanda Roméo A. Dallaire and Krystal Carrier. - 10. Bosnia-Herzegovina Geoffrey Nice and Nena Tromp. - 11. Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta and Benedict Rogers. - 12. Sudan (Darfur) Bruno Stagno Ugarte. - 13. Democratic Republic of Congo Anthony W. Gambino. - 14. Kosovo Søren Jessen-Petersen. - 15. Libya Philippe Kirsch and Mohamed Helal. - 16. Syria Richard Gowan and Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro. - Part V. Conclusion

This handbook offers an up-to-date analysis of the African agenda for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; the challenges and opportunities facing the AU and RECs? efforts in achieving a Pax Africana; and the role of external actors including the United Nations (UN) and former colonial powers Britain and France, but also key (non-African) troop contributing countries in these efforts. Building on the late Kenyan scholar Ali Mazrui?s concept of Pax Africana - Africans taking responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security on their own continent - the authors argue that the transformation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) into the AU in 2002, was a concrete step towards the realisation of an African-wrought vision of continental peace and prosperity, and has since witnessed the creation of a set of institutions - together known as the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) - for more robust conflict management