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Book SynopsisConventional wisdom has it that the successful functioning of the UN Security Council almost completely depends on the role played by its five permanent members and the extent to which they can agree—or avoid to fundamentally disagree—on the many issues on the Council’s agenda. But the Council also consists of ten non-permanent or elected members who represent five different regions of the world, and who, though not vested with the right of veto, play an indispensable role in Council decision-making. This book aims to take a closer look at that role.
Table of ContentsForeword Stef Blok Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction Niels Blokker, Nico Schrijver and Sarah Mead Part I: Elected Members: Law and Practice 2 Non-permanent Members of the Security Council: A Charter Perspective Stephen Mathias and Keiichiro Okimoto 3 Elected Members Today: Overcoming the Handicaps Ian Martin 4 Campaigning for an Elected Seat in the UN Security Council Ann-Marie Ekengren and Ulrika Möller 5 More Non-Permanent Members? On the Need for a Second Enlargement of the Security Council Niels Blokker Part II: Elected Members: Inside and Outside Experiences 6 Pursuing Peace and Justice on the Security Council: The Canadian Experience Alistair Edgar 7 The Role of Elected Members on the UN Security Council: The New Zealand Experience 2015-16 Gerard van Bohemen 8 The Dutch Approach of Promoting the International Rule of Law and Constructive Multilateralism on the Security Council Nico Schrijver 9 Belgium in the UN Security Council: Responsibility Without Power? Jan Wouters and Nina Pineau 10 Representing the European Union at the United Nations: The Security Council Dimension Thomas Mayr-Harting 11 Serving on the Security Council: More Like Playing Poker than Like Chess Peter Wilson Part III: Niches for Elected Members 12 What Kind of Rule of Law Should Elected Members Promote? Alejandro Rodiles 13 Elected Members and Agenda-Setting: The Security Council as Peace Broker Daniëlla Dam-de Jong 14 Managing the Ebb and Flow of Sanctions Reform: An Important Role for Non-Permanent Members Jeremy Farrall and Christopher Michaelsen 15 The Office of the Ombudsperson and the Elected Members of the Security Council Kimberly Prost 16 Environmental Peacebuilding and the UN Security Council Amanda Kron 17 Non-Permanent Members of the Security Council and International Criminal Justice: A Proposal for Revitalization Giuseppe Nesi 18 Working from the Outside to Change the Working Methods of the Security Council: Elected Members as a Bridge between the Permanent Members and the Rest of the UN Membership Christian Wenaweser About the Contributors Table of Treaties Table of Resolutions Presidential Notes and Statements Case Law Index
