International Organizations, Constitutional Law, and Human
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gibson, John Schuyler / Gibson, John S., PUBLISHER: Praeger Publishers, Since World War II, remarkable progress has been made toward establishing more effective ong>internationalong> laws and organizations to reduce opportunities for confrontation and conflict, and to enhance the pursuit of security and well-being. This book offers a detailed record of that progress, as well as its meaning for our times and those ahead. Taking a historical, theoretical, and case-study approach, John Gibson provides the reader with a broad understanding of how ong>internationalong> organizations evolved to serve the interests of their member states, how the constitutional charters of organizations provide a coherent statement of goals and means to goals, and how these organizations are assuming increasing authority in the ong>internationalong> system. The work traces the progression of ong>internationalong> constitutional and human rights law, with an emphasis on the past 45 years. In the first part, Gibson discusses the historic processes of political relations and mutual reliance; the evolution of these patterns through World War II; the subsequent history of the United Nations; the prime goals of ong>internationalong> constitutional law; and the organizations' range of authority--from the high state to the supra-organization level. Part two offers a case study of the progression of ong>internationalong> human rights law. Separate chapters trace the history of human rights in religion and philosophy and the role of the state in ong>internationalong> law, while the concluding chapter on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights demonstrates how organizations actually function. This book will be a valuable resource for courses in ong>internationalong> relations and ong>internationalong> law, as well as an important addition to academic andprofessional libraries.