UN peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo : operational and legal issues in practice

"The concept of UN peacekeeping has had to evolve and change to meet the challenges of contemporary sources of conflict. From a practical, operational and legal perspective, Murphy examines the problems faced by UN peacekeeping operations. Three case studies (Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo) are used to demonstrate the problems associated with the command and control of UN forces, the use of force and rules of engagement, and the implementation of international human rights and humanitarian law by such forces"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-368) and index. xv, 375 pages : maps ; 24 cm