An Unfinished Foundation: The United Nations and Global Environmental Governance

by Ken Conca

Book Overview

Why is the United Nations not more effective on global environmental challenges? The UN Charter mandates the global organization to seek four noble aspirations: international peace and security, rule of law among nations, human rights for all people, and social progress through development. On environmental issues, however, the UN has understood its charge much more narrowly: it works for "better law between nations" and "better development within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190232862
• ISBN13: 9780190232863
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"