"First published in slightly different form in the Fall 1994 issue of Transnational law and contemporary problems (vol. 4, no. 2) and served as preparatory reading for a symposium held at The University of Iowa on 12-14 April 1995 and entitled 'UN50: Preferred Futures for the United Nations'"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The United Nations at fifty : toward humane global governance / Saul H. Mendlovitz and Burns H. Weston -- A new world order : yesterday, today, and tomorrow / David W. Kennedy -- The liberal agenda for peace : international relations theory and the United Nations / Anne-Marie Slaughter -- Transforming the United Men's Club / Hilary Charlesworth -- Reforming the United Nations to eliminate war / Robert C. Johansen -- Reforming the United Nations to secure human rights / B.G. Ramcharan -- Reforming the United Nations to eradicate poverty and maldevelopment / Kenneth K.S. Dadzie -- Reforming the United Nations to ensure environmentally sustainable development / Hilary F. French -- The United Nations and the rule of law / Richard A. Falk -- The United Nations and conflict management : the role of the new regionalism / Björn Hettne -- From geopolitcs to geogovernance : transition steps / Saul H. Mendlovitz and Burns H. Weston