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Steuerliche Behandlung des derivativen Firmenwertes von Industrieunternehmen
Springer Fachmedien 2008; US$ 64.99The Security Council and the protection of human rights
BRILL 2002; US$ 222.00The human rights idea is shaping the contemporary world. This work focuses on the human rights role of the Security Council in the post Cold War world. more...
Encyclopedia of the United Nations
Infobase Publishing 2008; US$ 150.00The United Nations was created as a response to the suffering caused by World War II. The goal of the organization, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, was "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." That goal is as vital today as it was in 1945. Now in two volumes, with more than 100 new and revised entries. Encyclopedia... more...
Globalization and Summit Reform
Springer 2008; US$ 99.00This account of the 'L-20 project' describes and analyses a 3-year mobilization designed as an alternative to the political deadlocks preventing progress on critical global issues. The book traces the origins and findings of the project, and addresses such hot button issues as global warming, poverty, and war in the developing world. The book... more...
Research Handbook on the Law of International Organizations
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 60.00This pioneering Research Handbook with contributions from renowned experts, provides an overview of the general doctrines making up the law of international organizations. The approach of this book is taken from a novel perspective: that of the tension between functionalism and constitutionalism. In doing so, this Handbook presents not only practically... more...
The Chapter VII Powers of the United Nations Security Council
Hart Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 133.20This is a comprehensive analysis of the questions pertaining to the powers of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. more...
The Law and Practice of the United Nations
BRILL 2004; US$ 49.00This fully up-dated, third revised edition of Confortis thought-provoking and challenging textbook, The Law and Practice of the United Nations, provides a comprehensive legal analysis of problems concerning membership, the structure of UN organs, their functions and their acts, taking into consideration the text of the Charter, its historical... more...
Swords into Plowshares
BRILL 2006; US$ 159.00This work brings together a number of contributions analyzing some of the most pressing issues in the present world, and suggests ways and methods to manage these problems. Topics covered are the decision-making in the UN Security Council; the position of the United States vis-a-vis the United Nations; human rights and economic and social development;... more...
The United Nations Security Council in the Post-Cold War Era
BRILL 2006; US$ 225.00The United Nations Security Council is meant to be the central international organ for maintaining international peace and security, and it has a profound impact on the rights and duties of states under international law. However, it has been severely criticized throughout its existence. This book examines the role of international law in its decisions... more...
Reforming the United Nations, 5
BRILL 2006; US$ 225.00The United Nations is in need of reform. A number of recommendations are put forward to facilitate the reform process in the United Nations, realising, however, that this will remain cumbersome and a lengthy step-by-step effort. This work describes the reform process leading to the United Nations Summit in September 2005. more...









