Contents:
List of Acronyms;
List of Contributors;
1. Introduction, The Editors;
Part One: The Framework:
2. A Council for All Seasons: The Creation of the Security Council and Its Relevance Today, Edward C. Luck;
3. The Charter Limitations on the Use of Force: Theory and Practice, Christine Gray;
4. Proposals for UN Standing Forces: A Critical History, Adam Roberts;
Part Two: The Roles of the Security Council:
5. The Great Powers and the Security Council, Nico Krisch;
6. The Security Council, the General Assembly, and War: The Uniting for Peace Resolution, Dominik Zaum;
7. The Security Council and Peacekeeping, Mats Berdal;
8. The Sanctions Era: Themes and Trends in UN Security Council Sanctions since 1990, David Cortright, George Lopez, and Linda Gerber Stellingwerf;
9. The Authorization by the Security Council of Regional Arrangements to Use Force: The Case of NATO, Dan Sarooshi;
10. The Security Council in the Post-Cold War World, Jeremy Greenstock;
Part Three: Case Studies:
11. The United Nations, the Security Council, and the Korean War, William Stueck;
12. The Suez Crisis and the British Dilemma at the United Nations, Roger Louis;
13. The Security Council and the Arab-Israeli Wars: Responsibility without Power, Bruce Jones;
14. The Security Council and the India-Pakistan Wars, Rahul Roy-Chaudhury;
15. The Security Council and the Question of East Timor, Peter Carey with Pat Walsh;
16. The Security Council and the Iran-Iraq War, Charles Tripp;
17. The Security Council and the 1991 and 2003 Iraq Wars, James Cockayne and David Malone;
18. The Security Council and the Wars in the former Yugoslavia, Susan Woodward;
19. The Security Council and the Bosnia Conflict: A Practitioner's View, Rupert Smith;
20. The Security Council and Afghanistan, Gilles Dorronsoro;
21. The Security Council and Three Wars in West Africa, Adekeye Adebajo;
22. The Security Council in the Wings: Exploring the Non-Involvement of the Security Council in Wars, J.P.D. Dunbabin;
Part IV: The Security Council and the Changing Character of War:
23. The Different Functions of the Security Council with Respect to Humanitarian Law, Georg Nolte;
24. The Security Council and Interventions with Humanitarian Purposes, Jennifer Welsh;
25. The Security Council and International Administration of War-Torn and Contested Territories, Richard Caplan;
26. The Security Council and International Law on Military Occupations, David Scheffer;
27. The Security Council and Terrorism, Jane Boulden;
28. The Security Council and the Use of Private Force, Sarah Percy;
Appendices:
1. UN Peacekeeping Operations, 1945 – 2006;
2. UN Forces, Missions, and Institutions not Classified as Peacekeeping Operations, 1945 – 2006;
3. UN-Authorized Military Operations, 1945 – 2006;
4. UN-Authorized Sanctions, 1945 – 2006;
5. Vetoed Security Council Resolutions, 1945 – 2006;
6. Uses of the Uniting for Peace Resolution, 1950 – 2006;
7. List of Armed Conflicts and Crises, 1945 – 2006;
Index.