Reinvigorating the United Nations

This book examines pathways for how to reinvigorate the United Nations, in light of recent crises.

Markus Kornprobst holds the Chair of Political Science and International Relations at the Vienna School of International Studies, Austria. He is author/editor of several books, including Theorizing World Orders (2021), Understanding International Diplomacy (2e, 2018), Diplomacy and Borderlands (2018), and Co-Managing International Crises (2019). S-awomir Redo is an independent scholar, Visiting Professor of United Nations Law, and member of the United Nations Studies Association. He has edited several books, including Crime Prevention and Justice in 2030 (2021) and The Rule of Law in Retreat (2022).

Introduction: Reinvigorating the United Nations 1. The Power of Principles 2. Taking International Criminal Justice Seriously 3. Whose Rule of Law and Order? 4. Strengthening the General Assembly 6. Strengthening the Human Rights Council and the Treaty Body System 8. Potentials and Limits of UN Reform 9. Global Diseases and the Not All that Global Health Governance 10. Linguistic Human Rights for the Promotion of Democracy 11. Overcoming the Global Trust Deficit Part IV: Summary and Recommendations 12. Conclusion