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Oxford The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties 2019 Edition by Simon Chesterman, David M. Malone, Santiago Villalpando
The United Nations is a vital part of the international order. Yet this book argues that the greatest contribution of the UN is not what it has achieved (improvements in health and economic development, for example) or avoided (global war, say, or the use of weapons of mass destruction). It is, instead, the process through which the UN has transformed the structure of international law to expand the range and depth of subjects covered by treaties. This handbookoffers the first sustained analysis of the UN as a forum in which and an institution through which treaties are negotiated and implemented. Chapters are written by authors from different fields, including academics and practitioners; lawyers and specialists from other social sciences (internationalrelations, history, and science); professionals with an established reputation in the field; younger researchers and diplomats involved in the negotiation of multilateral treaties; and scholars with a broader view on the issues involved. The volume thus provides unique insights into UN treaty-making. Through the thematic and technical parts, it also offers a lens through which to view challenges lying ahead and the possibilities and limitations of this understudied aspect of international lawand relations. Table of contents : - List of ContributorsSimon Chesterman, David M. Malone, and Santiago Villalpando: Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of United Nations TreatiesPART I EVOLUTION-UN TREATY-MAKING IN PRACTICE AND IN THEORY1: Ian Johnstone: The UN Charter and Its Evolution2: Shirley V. Scott: Treaty-Making in International Organizations: International Relations Theory3: Stephen Mathias: Treaty-Making at the United Nations: The View from the Secretariat4: Christian J. Tams: The Role of Treaties in Pursuing the Objectives of the UN Charter5: Giorgio Gaja: The Place of Treaties in the Codification and Progressive Development of International Law6: Alan Boyle: The Choice of a Treaty: Hard Law versus Soft LawPART II PRACTICE-SCHOLARLY AND PRACTITIONER ACCOUNTS OFUN TREATY-MAKINGA: International Peace and Security7A: Barry Kellman: United Nations Weapons Control Treaties7B: Daniel Prins: Creating from Chaos: Practitioner Reflections on Multilateral Treaty-Making8A: Pierre Klein: Terrorism8B: A. Rohan Perera: Terrorism: Practitioner Reflection9: Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Roberto Cassar: The Peaceful Uses of Outer SpaceB: Economic and Social Development10: Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Alexandra Harrington: Environment and Sustainable Development11: George P. Politakis: The ILO's Standard-Setting: The First One Hundred Years12: Hilary Charlesworth: Women13: Drugs and CrimeDavid Bewley-Taylor and Martin Jelsma: 14: Makane Moise Mbengue: Trade and Development15: Tullio Scovazzi: Culture16: Sam Johnston: The Practice of UN Treaty-Making Concerning Science17A: Allyn L. Taylor: Health17B: Gian Luca Burci: Health: Practitioner Comment18: Edward Kwakwa: Intellectual PropertyC: Human Rights19: Jane Connors: The Human Rights Treaty Body System20: Bertrand G. Ramcharan: The Covenants21: Helen Keller and Corina Heri: The Committees on Human Rights and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights22: Guy S. Goodwin-Gill: United Nations Treaty-Making: Refugees and Stateless Persons23A: Salvatore Zappala: International Criminal Law and UN Treaties23B: Hirad Abtahi and Philippe Kirsch: International Criminal Law: Practitioner ReflectionD: International Law24A: Malgosia Fitzmaurice: Law of Treaties24B: Lionel Yee: Law of Treaties: Practitioner Reflection25A: Yoshifumi Tanaka: Law of the Sea25B: Tommy Koh: Negotiating the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Practitioner's Reflection26: Davinia Aziz and Alison See: Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies27: Sanderijn Duquet and Jan Wouters: Diplomatic and Consular Relations28: Corinne Montineri: International Commercial Arbitration29: Pierre Bodeau-Livinec: Responsibility of States and International OrganizationsPART III TECHNIQUE-INNOVATION IN TREATY-MAKING AT THE UNITED NATIONS30: Michael Wood: The Negotiation of Multilateral Treaties at the United Nations: A Negotiator's View31: Philippa Webb: The Participation of Nonstate Actors in the Multilateral Treaty Process32: Jan Klabbers: Participation of International Organizations in UN Treaties33: Jonathan Agar and Christel Mobech: The Role of the United Nations in Promoting Transparency in the International Treaty Framework: A view through the registration and publication of treaties under article of the charter of the united nations34: Arancha Hinojal-Oyarbide: The Role of the Secretary-General of the United Nations as Depositary of Multilateral Treaties