Regional Organisations and Arrangements and Their Relationship with the United Nations: The Case of the African Union
Marc Weller (Ed), The Oxford Handbook on the Use of Force (OUP 2013), Forthcoming
15 Pages Posted: 16 Jun 2013
Date Written: April 14, 2013
Abstract
The contribution analysis the relationship between the UNSC and the AU in peace enforcement operations in Africa. It pays specific reference to the relationship of Article 4(h) of the AU Constitutive Act with Art 53 of the UN Charter. It also analyzes the peace operations undertaken by the AU to date.
Keywords: use of force, R2P, regional organizations, African Union, United Nations Security Council, peace-enforcement
JEL Classification: K33
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
De Wet, Erika, Regional Organisations and Arrangements and Their Relationship with the United Nations: The Case of the African Union (April 14, 2013). Marc Weller (Ed), The Oxford Handbook on the Use of Force (OUP 2013), Forthcoming , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2279555
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