{"product_id":"law-practice-united-nations-3e","title":"Law and Practice of the United Nations: Documents and Commentary, 3rd ed.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Chesterman; Ian Johnstone; Blanca Montejo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780198976196\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the United Nations marks another year of geopolitical strain — from the war in Ukraine to the conflict in Gaza — this third edition of a leading classroom and practitioner reference revisits how the Organization's law and practice actually function under pressure. Combining primary source documents with expert commentary, it traces how the UN's institutional architecture has adapted, and where it has struggled, since the previous edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume moves from the UN's core institutional framework through the critical issues now testing it: armed conflict, weapons proliferation, mass atrocities, poverty and development, climate change, and the emerging governance questions raised by artificial intelligence. Each chapter pairs original documents with analytical essays connecting them to live diplomatic and legal debates, closing with discussion questions designed for classroom and seminar use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is addressed to international law faculties, UN affairs and diplomacy programmes, and the academic and institutional libraries that support them — equally useful as a teaching text and as a standing reference for practitioners working with or within the UN system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimary UN documents paired with expert commentary connecting them to current diplomatic and legal debates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew material on the Organization's institutional response to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedicated treatment of weapons proliferation, mass atrocities and the UN's accountability and reform debates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage extended to climate change governance and the UN's emerging role in regulating artificial intelligence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion questions and hypotheticals in every chapter, built for graduate seminars and diplomatic training programmes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUN institutional law and governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeace and security, armed conflict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeapons proliferation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMass atrocities and international criminal accountability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoverty, development and the Sustainable Development Goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimate change governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtificial intelligence and international organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUN reform and institutional accountability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Chesterman, Ian Johnstone and Blanca Montejo are international law scholars and practitioners with direct experience of UN institutional practice; Montejo has served as a senior political affairs officer within the UN system. Together they bring both academic rigour and insider practice experience to this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: The United Nations System — Institutional Framework and Organs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Peace and Security — Armed Conflict, Weapons Proliferation, Peacekeeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Human Protection — Mass Atrocities and Accountability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: Development and Environment — Poverty, the SDGs, Climate Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V: Emerging Governance — Artificial Intelligence and International Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart VI: Reform and Accountability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy this book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow in its third edition, this remains the standard documents-and-commentary reference on UN law and practice — updated to address the Organization's response to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and to the governance questions raised by artificial intelligence, making it the most current classroom and research text available on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnited Nations, international organizations, UN law and practice, peace and security, international criminal accountability, UN reform, climate governance, artificial intelligence governance, diplomacy, public international law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarget Audience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational law faculties, diplomacy and international affairs programmes, UN affairs researchers, academic and institutional libraries, international law practitioners\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Law, International Organizations, Public International Law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does this book cover?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt combines primary UN documents with expert commentary across the Organization's core functions — peace and security, human protection, development, climate governance and institutional reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this edition updated to reflect recent conflicts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — the third edition addresses the UN's institutional response to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the book address artificial intelligence governance?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — it includes new material on the UN's emerging role in AI governance, alongside its established mandates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is this book written for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternational law faculty and students, diplomacy programmes, UN affairs researchers, and institutional libraries supporting international organizations research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I buy Law and Practice of the United Nations: Documents and Commentary?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's available now from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping and institutional invoicing options for libraries and law faculties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📘 Learn more about shipping, delivery times, and returns, see our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clnzbooks.com\/pages\/faq-frequently-asked-questions\" style=\"color:#8B0000; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eFAQ here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 New to ordering with us? 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