The most remarkable achievement in international law in the 20 h century was certainly the establishment of a collective security system based upon universally accepted norms. In the first half of the century, States progressively renounced the right to settle their disputes by military means and accepted a growing degree of international control over the use of force. The process, which was not without setbacks and failures, culminated with the ratification of the United Nations Charter which banned any use or threat to use force and conferred to the Security Council extensive normative and operative powers. This paper briefly describes the establishment and functioning of such a collective security system, assesses the impact upon it of the recent interventions in Kosovo and Iraq, and explores the prospects ahead.
Do We Need a Collective Security System?
GAZZINI T
2006
Abstract
The most remarkable achievement in international law in the 20 h century was certainly the establishment of a collective security system based upon universally accepted norms. In the first half of the century, States progressively renounced the right to settle their disputes by military means and accepted a growing degree of international control over the use of force. The process, which was not without setbacks and failures, culminated with the ratification of the United Nations Charter which banned any use or threat to use force and conferred to the Security Council extensive normative and operative powers. This paper briefly describes the establishment and functioning of such a collective security system, assesses the impact upon it of the recent interventions in Kosovo and Iraq, and explores the prospects ahead.
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