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Review: You, The People – The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building

Review: You, The People – The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building Journal of Conflict & Security Law (2004), Vol. 9 No. 3, 419­421 BOOK REVIEW Simon Chesterman, You, The People ­ The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 316 pp. +xx. ISBN 0-19-926348-5. As the 1990s were characterised by regular outings of the United Nations and other international actors into the realm of transitional administration and state-building, it is a small wonder that this is the topic of choice for the latest offering by Simon Chesterman. You, The People ­ The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building purports to do exactly what the title says, that is, examine the role of the UN and other international actors, and the relationship between them, in transitional administration in particular and state-building more generally. This area, owing to the recent situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, is fast becoming a particularly contentious area of international law and affairs. It therefore comes as no surprise that Simon Chesterman also turns his attention to the administration of post-conflict Iraq and Afghanistan and produces a book that, while vast in scope, undoubtedly contributes to the existing literature on the area. Indeed, the first part of the title, `You, The People' ­ http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Conflict and Security Law Oxford University Press

Review: You, The People – The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building

McClean, Emma
Journal of Conflict and Security Law , Volume 9 (3) – Dec 1, 2004
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Journal of Conflict & Security Law (2004), Vol. 9 No. 3, 419­421 BOOK REVIEW Simon Chesterman, You, The People ­ The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 316 pp. +xx. ISBN 0-19-926348-5. As the 1990s were characterised by regular outings of the United Nations and other international actors into the realm of transitional administration and state-building, it is a small wonder that this is the topic of choice for the latest offering by Simon Chesterman. You, The People ­ The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building purports to do exactly what the title says, that is, examine the role of the UN and other international actors, and the relationship between them, in transitional administration in particular and state-building more generally. This area, owing to the recent situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, is fast becoming a particularly contentious area of international law and affairs. It therefore comes as no surprise that Simon Chesterman also turns his attention to the administration of post-conflict Iraq and Afghanistan and produces a book that, while vast in scope, undoubtedly contributes to the existing literature on the area. Indeed, the first part of the title, `You, The People' ­

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