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“Key Documents on the Reform of the UN Security Council 1991-2019” brings together primary source documents reflecting the political, legal and academic discussions about reform of the United Nations Security Council, in particular its membership and decision-making. The collection objectively reflects the various positions of all participants, including governments, UN bodies, universities and think tanks.

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Author:   Bardo Fassbender
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Weight:   1.975kg
ISBN:  

9789004415171

ISBN 10:   9004415173
Pages:   1376
Publication Date:   23 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction  1.1 This collection of “Key Documents”: What it is, and how it is organized  1.2 Landmarks in the history of the Security Council reform debate 2 Earlier reform discussions: From the late 1940s to the start of formal discussions of Security Council reform in 1992 3 “The most productive time”: Discussions in the Open-ended Working Group from 1992 to the Razali proposal of 1997  3.1 Statements by UN organs and officials ...  3.2 Statements by member states regarding the composition of the Security Council  3.3 Statements by member states regarding the size of a reformed Security Council  3.4 Statements by member states regarding the right of veto  3.5 Proposals by academics and civil society 4 Momentum and deadlock: Discussions in the Open-ended Working Group after the Razali proposal, 1998-2008  4.1 Statements by UN organs and officials and Framework Documents  4.2 Statements by member states regarding the composition of the Security Council  4.3 Statements by member states regarding the size of a reformed Security Council  4.4 Statements by member states regarding the right of veto  4.5 Proposals by academics and civil society 5 On a road to nowhere? The Intergovernmental Negotiations, 2009-2019  5.1 Statements by UN organs and officials, Framework Documents, Elements of Convergence, and Elements of Commonality  5.2 Statements by member states regarding the composition of the Security Council  5.3 Statements by member states regarding the size of a reformed Security Council  5.4 Statements by member states regarding the right of veto  5.5 Proposals by academics and civil society Annex I: Summary of group positions Annex II: Summary of country positions Annex III: Table of group positions Annex IV: Table of country positions Annex V: List of statements made by groups of states Annex VI: List of statements made by states Annex VII: Alphabetical list of the authors of academic and civil society proposals Annex VIII: Select Bibliography

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Bardo Fassbender is Professor of International Law, European Law and Public Law at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He holds an LL.M from Yale Law School and a Doctor Juris from the Humboldt University in Berlin. His principal fields of research are public international law, United Nations law, comparative constitutional law and theory, and the history of international and constitutional law.

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