The United Nations Security Council and war : the evolution of thought and practice since 1945 / edited by Vaughan Lowe ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A council for all seasons : the creation of the Security Council and its relevance today / Edward C. Luck -- The charter limitations on the use of force : theory and practice / Christine Gray -- Proposals for UN standing forces : a critical history / Adam Roberts -- The Security Council and the great powers / Nico Krisch -- The Security Council, the General Assembly, and war : the uniting for peace resolution / Dominik Zaum -- The Security Council and peacekeeping / Mats Berdal -- The sanctions era : themes and trends in UN Security Council sanctions since 1990 / David Cortright, George A. Lopez, and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf -- The Security Council's authorization of regional arrangements to use force : the case of NATO / Dan Sarooshi -- The Security Council in the post-Cold War world / Jeremy Greenstock -- The United Nations, the Security Council, and the Korean War / William Stueck -- The Suez crisis and the British dilemma at the United Nations / Wm. Roger Louis -- The Security Council and the Arab-Israeli wars : responsibility without power / Bruce D. Jones -- The Security Council and the India-Pakistan wars / Rahul Roychaudhury -- The Security Council and East Timor / Peter Carey with Pat Walsh -- The Security Council and the Iran-Iraq war / Charles Tripp -- The Security Council and the 1991 and 2003 wars in Iraq / James Cockayne and David M. Malone -- The Security Council and the wars in the former Yugoslavia / Susan L. Woodward -- The Security Council and the Bosnian conflict : a practitioner's view / Rupert Smith -- The Security Council and Afghanistan / Gilles Dorronsoro -- The Security Council and three wars in West Africa / Adekeye Adebajo -- The Security Council in the wings : exploring the Security Council's non-involvement in wars / J.P.D. Dunbabin -- The different functions of the Security Council with respect to humanitarian law / Georg Nolte -- The Security Council and humanitarian intervention / Jennifer M. Welsh -- The Security Council and the administration of war-torn and contested territories / Richard Caplan -- The Security Council and international law on military occupations / David Scheffer -- The Security Council and terrorism / Jane Boulden -- The Security Council and the use of private force / Sarah V. Percy.