International Law Miscellany

Despite the decrease in tension between East & West, the world is still faced by many threats to international security: a deteriorating environment, terrorism, drug trafficking, humanitarian emergencies, serious human rights violations & mass exoduses of populations. There is a growing need to devote more attention to how these international security challenges can be dealt with; piecemeal approaches & strategies no longer suffice. The interaction of security issues, & their global nature, call for broad & integrated strategies of management & of governance. States are now discovering that if they are to protect their own interests, they will need to entrust to the international community, through the agency of international organizations, competences for the protection of the common interest & human welfare. The United Nations will be called upon to operate an integrated global watch in the environmental, military, political, economic, social & humanitarian sectors: a system of early-warning can prevent potential political conflicts or humanitarian emergencies. The present work sheds some light on the principles of international law for the conduct of early-warning & preventive diplomacy, & shows the urgent need for the establishment of a true Global Watch. The world is now threatened by problems never experienced before in the history of the international community, & partnership & cooperation will be crucial if the international security challenges of the future are to be addressed successfully.Rosenne, Shabtai is the author of 'International Law Miscellany' with ISBN 9780792317425 and ISBN 0792317424.