United Nations at the Millennium: The Principal Organs

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This work provides coverage of each of the principle organs of the United Nations. Covering the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Secretariat, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council and the International Court of Justice. The book provides a survey of the life of each organ since its inception in 1945 and looks at the extent to which it has fulfilled its founding mission. The authors go on to analyze the interaction of each organ with the others in the UN system and to look at proposals for reform. As well as providing comprehensive coverage of the present role of this highly influential organization, the book addresses larger questions about the role of the UN and the fitness for purpose of its principle organs, as to a means of global governance.

Paul Taylor is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the London School of Economics. His recent books include: The End of European Integration: Anti- Europeanism Explained (2007) and The United Nations at the Millennium (with A.J.R. Groom, 2000). Paul Taylor is professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. A.J.R. Groom is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Kent, UK.