Conferences and decisions
Functional cooperation in the 19th century
The Hague Peace Conferences
The San Francisco Conference
2. Charter and structure of the United Nations
The Economic and Social Council
The International Court of Justice
3. Membership and decision-making
Decision-making processes
Groups and voting positions
The political significance of resolutions
4. The maintenance of peace and security
Pacific settlement of disputes
Practical use of Charter concepts
New style peace operations
Collective coercive measures
Iraq and the attack on Kuwait
Terror attacks on the United States
Frustrations in Middle East
Hybrid forms of peace-keeping
Second thoughts on peace-keeping
Limits and potentials in maintaining peace
Arms control and weapons of mass destruction
Demilitarized and nuclear-free zone
Chemical and biological weapons
5. Human rights and decolonization
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The international covenants for human rights
Other human rights activities
High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Israeli-Occupied Territories
The International Criminal Court
The right of self-determination
Declaration on non-self-governing territories
Declaration on Granting of Independence
The imposition of economic sanctions
Remaining colonial issues
6. Cooperation for economic and social progress
UN Capital Development Fund
UN Conference on Trade and Development
New International Economic Order
Conventional economic, social and cultural cooperation
7. The 21st century : a changing UN
Collective legitimization
The UN in the 21st century
Appendix. Charter of the United Nations.
