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The people vs. the State : reflections on UN authority, US power and the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur.

By: Thakur, Ramesh Chandra.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Tokyo ; New York ; Paris : United Nations University Press, 2011Description: xvii, 242 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789280812077.Subject(s): RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT | INTERVENTION | AUTHORITY | BALANCE OF POWER | INTERNATIONAL LAW | UNITED STATESOnline resources: full text available - pdf
Contents:
1 Kosovo teaches might is right The Japan Times, 19 April 1999 -- 2 Kosovo's lessons in racism The Japan Times, 21 May 1999 -- 3 The UN at millennium's end The Japan Times, 23 June 1999 -- 4 Defining new goals for diplomacy of the twenty-first century (with Steve Lee) I tie International Herald Tribune, 19 January 2000 -- 5 NATO in the Balkans: Between failure and disaster The Japan Times, 1 April 2000 -- Peace's high price in Kosovo The Japan Times, 9 April 2000 -- 7 The UN's impossible task The Japan Times, 28 May 2000 -- 8 Partnerships for humanitarian crises Tie Japan Times, 22 January 2001 -- 9 Vandalism in Afghanistan and no one to stop it (with Amin The International Herald Tribune, 6 March 2001 -- 10 Injustice across borders? The Japan Times, 13 July 2001 -- 11 When to intervene: Collective might in service The Japan Times, 20 December 2001 -- 12 Commission a model of global cooperation The Japan Times, 28 January 2002 -- 13 Help the huddled masses The Japan Times, 25 February 2002 -- 14 In the wake of India's tragedy, six reasons for hope The International Herald Tribune, 25 March 2002 -- 15 Peacekeeping: Diplomacy's odd couple, the US and the UN The International Herald Tribune, 26 June 2002 -- 16 Reforming the UN: An encouraging start under Annan The International Herald Tribune, 19 July 2002 -- 17 The ICC: When guilt goes beyond crime The Japan Times, 24 August 2002 -- 18 Testing times for the UN The Japan Times, 21 September 2002 -- 19 Intervention could bring safeguards in Asia rhe Daily Yomiuri, 3 January 2003 -- 20 War vindicates UN stance -- 21 End of the old world disorder? The Japan Times, 10 May 2003 -- 22 US considers UN approval of force optional The Daily Yomiuri, 9 July 2003 -- 23 Why India said "no" to US The Japan Times, 17 July 2003 24 -- 24 Chretien was right: It's time to redefine a "just war" The Globe and Mail, 22 July 2003 25 -- Reforming the United Nations The Japan Times, 8 December 2003 26 -- 26 Celebrating Human Rights Day in an oppressive world The Daily Yomiuri, 9 December 2003 -- 27 How the legitimacy of US goals has been undermined by its war on Iraq The Canberra limes, 11 March 2004 -- 28 The Iraq war in retrospect The Japan Times, 28 March 2004 -- 29 Stepping in to protect oppressed people The Canberra Times, 12 April 2004 -- 30 New jailers, same prison? The Japan Times, 15 May 2004 -- 31 Save us from the humanitarians for war The Daily Yomiuri, 9 September 2004 -- 32 Choosing how to intervene The Japan Times, 10 October 2004 -- 33 Did Kosovo illuminate Iraq? The Japan Times, 17 October 2004 -- 4 Reshaping the concept of shared responsibility for global The Canberra Times, 10 February 2005 35 Freedom, when it suits US The Japan Times, 12 Febrijruary 2005 36 Peer review of human rights The Japan Times, 29 May 2005 37 The UN at 60: The place where humanity's divisions meet International Herald Tribune, 25 June 2005 38 Balancing security and rights 39 East Timor: When peace and justice collide The International Herald Tribune, 31 August 2005 -- 40 UN's "Einstein" moment The Japan Times, 3 October 2005 -- 41 From national security to human security tie Japan Times, 13 November 20U5 -- 42 Tyrants under the gun: The reduction of impunity The Japan Times, 10 November 2005 -- 43 In selecting new UN secretary-general, leadership most The Daily Yomiuri, 3 February 2006 -- 44 Scapegoating the United Nations would erode its legitimacy .. The Canberra Times, 6 February 2006 -- 45 Action must be taken i against peacekeeper sexual predators... The Daily Yomiuri, 6 March 2006 -- 46 North-South fault line in global politics The Japan Times, 10 May 2006 -- 47 UN is still the world's best hope for peace The Canberra Times, 15 June 2006 -- 48 A war that was won by not losing, and lost by not winning.... 142 The Canberra Times, 30 August 2006 -- 49 Know the goals of military intervention The Japan Times, 20 November 2006 50 What Annan has contributed to world The Daily Yomiuri, 26 December 2006 The Daily Yomiuri, 12 April 2007 The Daily Yomiuri, 12 April 2007 52 Law versus legitimacy at the United Nations The Hindu, 11 May 2007 The Hindu, 25 May 2007 -- 54 Human rights, national security and terrorism The Hindu, 20 July 2007 -- 55 War in our time: The myth of appeasement The Hindu, 1 November 2007 -- 56 Protection and punishment The Japan Times, 12 December 2007 -- 57 Operationalizing the "responsibility to protect" The Hindu, 15 February 2008 -- 58 Kosovo's new status will not erase centuries of Serbian history The Canberra Times, 22 February 2008 -- 59 Let the Asians push aid to Burma The Japan Times, 12 May 2008 -- 60 Burma and the responsibility to protect: First, do more good thTlnteZionalRela, elnternational Relations, 20 June 2008 -- 61 If you are an Iraqi, how do I kill thee? The Hindu, 31 July 2008 -- 62 Post-Cold War era over, but not US primacy The Hindu, 11 October 200S -- 63 How to help Zimbabweans . The Ottawa Citizen, 22 December 2008 -- 64 Ban a champion of UN's role to protect The Daily Yomiuri, 10 March 2009 -- 65 Bringing justice to torture enablers (with Jorge Heine) 7le Hindu, 16 April 2009 -- 66 West shouldn't fault Sri Lankan government tactics The Daily Yomiuri, 12 June 2009 -- 67 Next word on intervention rhe Japan Times, 31 July 2009 -- 68 Responsibility to protect is universal fhe Daily Yomiuri, 17 November 2009 -- 69 The growing threats to human rights The Hindu, 5 December 2009 -- 70 China's "world order" implies responsibility The Daily Yomiuri, 3 April 2010 -- 71 Governments have responsibility to protect people The Canberra Times, 28 April 2010 -- 72 America's rhetorical gap riles the Arab street 1 ne JaPan Times, 11 February 2011 -- 73 Hold your head high, you are Egyptian ["Irfa rasak, anta misri!"] rhe Daily Yomiuri, 17 February 2011 -- 74 Responsibility to protect The Times of India, 4 March 2011 -- 75 International community has responsibility and must act now to protect Libyans The Daily Yomiuri, 9 March 2011 -- 76 Realigned values help global order evolve The Japan Times, 10 April 2011 -- 77 Jury's still out on nations that abstained from Libyan vote The Canberra Times, 15 April 2011
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On cover: Foreword by Gareth Evans & Mohamed Sahnoun.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Kosovo teaches might is right The Japan Times, 19 April 1999 -- 2 Kosovo's lessons in racism The Japan Times, 21 May 1999 -- 3 The UN at millennium's end The Japan Times, 23 June 1999 -- 4 Defining new goals for diplomacy of the twenty-first century (with Steve Lee) I tie International Herald Tribune, 19 January 2000 -- 5 NATO in the Balkans: Between failure and disaster The Japan Times, 1 April 2000 -- Peace's high price in Kosovo The Japan Times, 9 April 2000 -- 7 The UN's impossible task The Japan Times, 28 May 2000 -- 8 Partnerships for humanitarian crises Tie Japan Times, 22 January 2001 -- 9 Vandalism in Afghanistan and no one to stop it (with Amin The International Herald Tribune, 6 March 2001 -- 10 Injustice across borders? The Japan Times, 13 July 2001 -- 11 When to intervene: Collective might in service The Japan Times, 20 December 2001 -- 12 Commission a model of global cooperation The Japan Times, 28 January 2002 -- 13 Help the huddled masses The Japan Times, 25 February 2002 -- 14 In the wake of India's tragedy, six reasons for hope The International Herald Tribune, 25 March 2002 -- 15 Peacekeeping: Diplomacy's odd couple, the US and the UN The International Herald Tribune, 26 June 2002 -- 16 Reforming the UN: An encouraging start under Annan The International Herald Tribune, 19 July 2002 -- 17 The ICC: When guilt goes beyond crime The Japan Times, 24 August 2002 -- 18 Testing times for the UN The Japan Times, 21 September 2002 -- 19 Intervention could bring safeguards in Asia rhe Daily Yomiuri, 3 January 2003 -- 20 War vindicates UN stance -- 21 End of the old world disorder? The Japan Times, 10 May 2003 -- 22 US considers UN approval of force optional The Daily Yomiuri, 9 July 2003 -- 23 Why India said "no" to US The Japan Times, 17 July 2003 24 -- 24 Chretien was right: It's time to redefine a "just war" The Globe and Mail, 22 July 2003 25 -- Reforming the United Nations The Japan Times, 8 December 2003 26 -- 26 Celebrating Human Rights Day in an oppressive world The Daily Yomiuri, 9 December 2003 -- 27 How the legitimacy of US goals has been undermined by its war on Iraq The Canberra limes, 11 March 2004 -- 28 The Iraq war in retrospect The Japan Times, 28 March 2004 -- 29 Stepping in to protect oppressed people The Canberra Times, 12 April 2004 -- 30 New jailers, same prison? The Japan Times, 15 May 2004 -- 31 Save us from the humanitarians for war The Daily Yomiuri, 9 September 2004 -- 32 Choosing how to intervene The Japan Times, 10 October 2004 -- 33 Did Kosovo illuminate Iraq? The Japan Times, 17 October 2004 -- 4 Reshaping the concept of shared responsibility for global The Canberra Times, 10 February 2005 35 Freedom, when it suits US The Japan Times, 12 Febrijruary 2005 36 Peer review of human rights The Japan Times, 29 May 2005 37 The UN at 60: The place where humanity's divisions meet International Herald Tribune, 25 June 2005 38 Balancing security and rights 39 East Timor: When peace and justice collide The International Herald Tribune, 31 August 2005 -- 40 UN's "Einstein" moment The Japan Times, 3 October 2005 -- 41 From national security to human security tie Japan Times, 13 November 20U5 -- 42 Tyrants under the gun: The reduction of impunity The Japan Times, 10 November 2005 -- 43 In selecting new UN secretary-general, leadership most The Daily Yomiuri, 3 February 2006 -- 44 Scapegoating the United Nations would erode its legitimacy .. The Canberra Times, 6 February 2006 -- 45 Action must be taken i against peacekeeper sexual predators... The Daily Yomiuri, 6 March 2006 -- 46 North-South fault line in global politics The Japan Times, 10 May 2006 -- 47 UN is still the world's best hope for peace The Canberra Times, 15 June 2006 -- 48 A war that was won by not losing, and lost by not winning.... 142 The Canberra Times, 30 August 2006 -- 49 Know the goals of military intervention The Japan Times, 20 November 2006 50 What Annan has contributed to world The Daily Yomiuri, 26 December 2006 The Daily Yomiuri, 12 April 2007 The Daily Yomiuri, 12 April 2007 52 Law versus legitimacy at the United Nations The Hindu, 11 May 2007 The Hindu, 25 May 2007 -- 54 Human rights, national security and terrorism The Hindu, 20 July 2007 -- 55 War in our time: The myth of appeasement The Hindu, 1 November 2007 -- 56 Protection and punishment The Japan Times, 12 December 2007 -- 57 Operationalizing the "responsibility to protect" The Hindu, 15 February 2008 -- 58 Kosovo's new status will not erase centuries of Serbian history The Canberra Times, 22 February 2008 -- 59 Let the Asians push aid to Burma The Japan Times, 12 May 2008 -- 60 Burma and the responsibility to protect: First, do more good thTlnteZionalRela, elnternational Relations, 20 June 2008 -- 61 If you are an Iraqi, how do I kill thee? The Hindu, 31 July 2008 -- 62 Post-Cold War era over, but not US primacy The Hindu, 11 October 200S -- 63 How to help Zimbabweans . The Ottawa Citizen, 22 December 2008 -- 64 Ban a champion of UN's role to protect The Daily Yomiuri, 10 March 2009 -- 65 Bringing justice to torture enablers (with Jorge Heine) 7le Hindu, 16 April 2009 -- 66 West shouldn't fault Sri Lankan government tactics The Daily Yomiuri, 12 June 2009 -- 67 Next word on intervention rhe Japan Times, 31 July 2009 -- 68 Responsibility to protect is universal fhe Daily Yomiuri, 17 November 2009 -- 69 The growing threats to human rights The Hindu, 5 December 2009 -- 70 China's "world order" implies responsibility The Daily Yomiuri, 3 April 2010 -- 71 Governments have responsibility to protect people The Canberra Times, 28 April 2010 -- 72 America's rhetorical gap riles the Arab street 1 ne JaPan Times, 11 February 2011 -- 73 Hold your head high, you are Egyptian ["Irfa rasak, anta misri!"] rhe Daily Yomiuri, 17 February 2011 -- 74 Responsibility to protect The Times of India, 4 March 2011 -- 75 International community has responsibility and must act now to protect Libyans The Daily Yomiuri, 9 March 2011 -- 76 Realigned values help global order evolve The Japan Times, 10 April 2011 -- 77 Jury's still out on nations that abstained from Libyan vote The Canberra Times, 15 April 2011

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