United Nations How It Works and What It Does

In the first edition of this book the late Evan Luard questioned whether or not the United Nations had failed and suggested ways in which the institution could be improved. Into his context he placed analyses of the operation of the Security Council, the General Assembly, economic and social bodies, the International Court of Justice and teh International Law Commission, the Secretariat and the Budget.In preparing the new edition Derek Hearter ahd updated the core material and written a new concluding chapter showing how, since the mid-1980s, the United Nations has aquired a new lease on life.Luard, Evan is the author of 'United Nations How It Works and What It Does' with ISBN 9780312100605 and ISBN 0312100604.