Multilateralism / Comment
Anticipation, prevention and protection: the use of force in the UN Secretary General's reform proposals
09/05/2005 By Carlos Espósito
The report of the Secretary General of the United Nations: “A concept larger than liberty: development, security and human rights for all”, of the 21st of March 2005, is based on a triangle of values.
In effect, the report, which presupposes the necessity of collective action, starts from the premise that “there is no development without security, no security without development, and neither of the two can exist without human rights”.
The analysis developed in the report attends to all of these aspects, and considers the institutional reforms necessary for improving the efficiency of the United Nations in order to achieve these aims.
This comment from Carlos Espósito aims to analyse the recommendations of the report on the use of force with the objective of creating a more efficient United Nations.
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Peacekeeping Security Council UNBio author: Carlos Espósito
Carlos Espósito is Professor of International Law and International Relations at the Law School of the Universidad Autonóma of Madrid (UAM). He was also Advisor and Deputy Director of the International Law Department, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (2001-2004). Carlos Espósito holds a J.D. from the University of Buenos Aires (1989), PhD from the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid (1995) and a Certificate from the Centre for Studies and Research of the International Law Academy at The Hague (1997).
