Regional Organisations and the Development of Collective Security: Beyond Chapter VIII of the UN Charter

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This book examines the development of collective security by regional organisations particularly after the Cold War. It analyses the various constitutional developments that have occurred within regional arrangements such as ECOWAS, African Union, SADC, OAS, and NATO and critically analyses how these developments have propelled regional organisations to depart from the normative framework of regional arrangement contained in Chapter VIII of the UN Charter. Through a comprehensive examination of practice, the book evaluates the impact of regional organisations newly asserted powers to authorise enforcement action and determine when situations within member states warrant their intervention. It inquires into the legal justifications for these developments both from within the UN Charter and regional treaties and practice and asks whether consensual intervention, that is the use of force by regional organisations on the basis of their members consent, contravenes or constitutes an exception to the prohibition of the use or threat of force under Article 2(4) of the Charter. The book also analyses the regime of complementarity between the UN and regional organisations.

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This densely constructed and well-written piece of scholarshiptruly deserves to be widely read and consideredheralds the coming of a new voice on the scene of public international law, a voice worth considering. -- Jean Allain * Journal of African Law, Vol 50 June 2006 *
Ademola Abass has succeeded in writing an extremely interesting book on a highly relevant and practical subjectit is certainly a merit of the book that it does not merely describe and analyze the current developments but tries to develop innovative approaches which may lead in new directions. -- Christian Walker * German Yearbook of International Law, Vol 48 2005 *
lively and well documented a realistic examination of the evolution of collective security. * ASIL Newsletter 2005 *
an excellent book for those interested in the issue of development of the law and practice of collective security by regional organisations after the Cold War. -- Emmanouela Mylonaki, University of Bristol * African Journal of International and Comparative Law June 2005 *

Author Bio

Ademola Abass is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of England in Bristol.