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The Legal Framework of Peace Operations by Regional Organisations

The Legal Framework of Peace Operations by Regional Organisations I. Introduction Developments during the last 15 years have made peace operations a more frequent occurrence, and have also caused the increased activities of regional organisations in this area, along with the activities of the United Nations. The UN not only estab- lishes peacekeeping forces, but also authorises enforcement operations,' and even certain other forces, deployed within sovereign States, which do not qualify as peace operations but merely as the UN-authorised occupying force or military presence.2 The expansion of the area of peace operations follows the expansion of the con- cept of peace after the Cold War in a way to encompass not only the absence of war but also a range of economic, humanitarian and environmental dimensions, as has been confirmed in the UN Security Council summit declaration.3 Consequently, peace operations are likely to be deployed in a variety of circumstances which the UN and other organisations consider to be related to international peace and security. The modern world is witnessing multiple trends of the development of institu- tional regionalism, whether in economic, humanitarian or security dimension, and this enhances the prospects of the involvement of regional institutions in peace oper- ations. On the one hand, the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of International Peacekeeping Brill

The Legal Framework of Peace Operations by Regional Organisations

Journal of International Peacekeeping , Volume 11 (1): 31 – Jan 1, 2007
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I. Introduction Developments during the last 15 years have made peace operations a more frequent occurrence, and have also caused the increased activities of regional organisations in this area, along with the activities of the United Nations. The UN not only estab- lishes peacekeeping forces, but also authorises enforcement operations,' and even certain other forces, deployed within sovereign States, which do not qualify as peace operations but merely as the UN-authorised occupying force or military presence.2 The expansion of the area of peace operations follows the expansion of the con- cept of peace after the Cold War in a way to encompass not only the absence of war but also a range of economic, humanitarian and environmental dimensions, as has been confirmed in the UN Security Council summit declaration.3 Consequently, peace operations are likely to be deployed in a variety of circumstances which the UN and other organisations consider to be related to international peace and security. The modern world is witnessing multiple trends of the development of institu- tional regionalism, whether in economic, humanitarian or security dimension, and this enhances the prospects of the involvement of regional institutions in peace oper- ations. On the one hand, the

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Published: Jan 1, 2007

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