Words Over War: Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict: Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict William J. Bien Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Words Over War

Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict

Words Over War

Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict

Description

The international community can creatively and aggressively address deadly conflict through mediation, arbitration, and the development of international institutions to promote reconciliation. The editors of this book designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in twelve conflicts of the postDCold War period. They examine the role of international organizations_the United Nations, international development banks, and international law institutions_and they analyze the tools and forms of leverage in successful and unsuccessful mediations. Based on the case studies, the editors identify the most effective institutions, make recommendations for improving interventions, and elucidate several important insights into the mediation process and the role of the international community in dispute resolution.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Background and Analytical Perspectives
Part 2 Part One: Separation of Nations
Chapter 3 Multilateral Mediation in Intrastate Conflicts: Russia, the United Nations, and the War in Abkhazia
Chapter 4 From Lisbon to Dayton: International Mediation and the Bosnia Crisis
Chapter 5 Croatian Independence from Yugoslavia, 1991–1992
Chapter 6 The Oslo Channel: Benefits of a Neutral Facilitator to Secret Negotiations
Part 7 Part Two: Integration of Nations
Chapter 8 The 1991 Cambodia Settlement Agreements
Chapter 9 El Salvador
Chapter 10 The Role of Mediation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Chapter 11 The Arusha Accords and the Failure of International Intervention in Rwanda
Chapter 12 South Africa: The Negotiated Transition from Apartheid to Nonracial Democracy
Part 13 Part Three: Intermediation in Noncivil Conflicts
Chapter 14 Making Waves: Third Parties and International Mediation in the Aral Sea Basin
Chapter 15 The Vatican Mediation of the Beagle Channel Dispute: Crisis Intervention and Forum-Building
Chapter 16 The North Korean Nuclear Proliferation Crisis
Part 17 Part Four: Conclusion
Chapter 18 Lessons of the Case Studies for International Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict

Product details

Published	12 Jan 2000
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	499
ISBN	9781461647362
Imprint	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Series	Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Melanie Greenberg

Anthology Editor

John H. Barton

Anthology Editor

Margaret E. McGuinness

Contributor

William J. Bien

Contributor

Peter Bouckaert

Contributor

Alan Hanson

Contributor

Arthur Khachikian

Contributor

Kevin King

Contributor

Mark Laudy

Contributor

Tali Levy

Contributor

Barbara Messing

Contributor

Joel Stettenheim

Contributor

Rock Tang

Contributor

Erika Weinthal

Words over War is part of the important series of books and reports sponsored by the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. The book is a welcome addition to the study of conflict prevention and dispute resolution.

The American Journal Of International Law
The case studies in this volume discuss at length the changing international arena and the role of the international community in mediating deadly conflict. The studies represent a fascinating cross section of conflict in the post–Cold War era. . . . Only by studying different forms of mediation, and at the same time by comparing controlled variables, can we begin to understand how to make mediation more effective and how to use it in our arsenal of tools for preventing deadly conflict. . . . I sincerely hope that this volume will inspire future mediators in their search for peace and reconciliation.

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., from the foreword