Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
INTRODUCTION It is now widely recognized that the United Nations must increase its cooperation with regional organizations/arrangements in the maintenance of international peace and security. Acute resource constraints which the UN has to grapple with on an annual basis and the perceived reluctance of the five Permanent Powers (P5) of the UN Security Council to get directly involved in conflicts in far flung areas whose strategic significance has diminished after the cold war have compelled successive Secretaries-General to call upon regional arrangements to complement the world body in peacekeeping and peacemaking.' It is against this background that this paper seeks to assess the evolving cooperative relationship between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU).2 It is argued in this paper that whilst, the nature of collaboration between the UNSC and the OAU is satisfactory, certain points of friction are visible. Among the major points of friction between the two bodies are Africa's quest to attain increased representation on an enlarged and reformed UNSC and the lack of cohesiveness of OAU Member States in enforcing UNSC authorized sanctions. This "uncooperative stance" appears in part to be fuelled by the perception in the OAU that in the
African Yearbook of International Law Online – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2001
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.