The Role of International Organizations in Today's World
Intellectual Roots of International Organization
Early Organizational Efforts
International Relations, Globalization, and Global Governance
International Organization and Governance in a Turbulent Time
A Great Experiment: The League of Nations
Founding of the League of Nations
Essential Features of the League
Successes and Failures of the League of Nations
General Assessment of the League of Nations
The Genesis of the United Nations
Preliminary Stages of Postwar Planning
The Dumbarton Oaks Conversations
From Yalta to San Francisco
The San Francisco Conference
Launching the New Organization
Basic Principles and Organization of the United Nations
Objectives of the United Nations
Basic Principles of the Charter
Principal Organs of the United Nations
Basic Structure and Operations of the United Nations
Problems of Representation
Voting Rules and Practices
Formal and Informal Charter Amendment
Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
Importance of Peaceful Settlement
Charter Procedures and Methods
United Nations ExperienceSurvey and Case Studies
Changing Roles of UN Organs
General Appraisal and Future Requirements
Collective Security and its Alternatives: Theory and Practice
The Nature of Collective Security
The League of Nations and Collective Security
Charter Provisions and Realities
Peacekeeping Innovations.
