englischThis treatise aims to identify valid points of criticism within the multifaceted postcolonial discourses, in particular those concerning UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, and to situate them within the existing international normative and institutional framework. In doing so, this work focuses [...]

englischWhat is UNESCO's contribution to internet governance with its concepts of the information and knowledge societies, and is this activity relevant under international law? This study evaluates selected UNESCO instruments from a human rights perspective and examines them on the basis of [...]

englischLegitimate rule beyond the state, it appears, can no longer be discussed without reference to the notion of democracy. This is particularly evident in the reform debates countries engage in at the United Nations. Based on a novel data set, which covers a decade of democratic discourse by 159 [...]

englischWhat does accountability of international organisations mean? What does it mean for transnational corporations? How can they be held accountable? This book analyses and compares the accountability frameworks of both types of institutions—their rationales, conceptualisations and mechanisms. [...]

englischIn order to understand the ambivalent relationship between the US and the UN better, it is necessary to examine the role of the US Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. This dissertation shows that the role of the US Ambassador to the UN is highly relevant. Depending on his or her [...]

englischThe United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN) has been working for the United Nations since 1952. It informs, reports and advertises. But what does that mean exactly and how does the association pursue its objectives? On the occasion of the association's 65th anniversary, this anthology [...]

englischThis work examines the question of how, in a world with more than 190 countries, in which we can anticipate that states (or their representatives) will argue differently on both an international level and with regard to their national legal systems, the universalisation of social human [...]

englischFor decades Nigeria has been participating in international peacekeeping operations – both within and outside the United Nations. What role do national interests play in its participation and how important are multilateral obligations? As Nigeria is representative of many other countries [...]

englischDestruction of cultural heritage for ideological reasons, in particular by non-state actors, is challenging the accomplishments of cultural heritage law. As a result of a global increase in cultural cleansing, state failure and fundamentalist violence, this book focuses on the major legal [...]

englischChina's Engagement with the United Nations (UN) has greatly increased under the leadership of Hu Jintao. The economic and political developments in China have led to a pluralization of foreign policy actors. Against this background, the analysis positions itself between the research fields [...]