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Article: Coining a new jurisdiction: the Security Council as economic peacekeeper.
- Article from:
- Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
- Author:
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ABSTRACT
Economic conditions are linked to international peace and security. Financial crises, mismanagement of natural resources, food shortages, and climate change can create transnational effects, including conflict. The Security Council is the executive organ of the United Nations, with primary jurisdiction over the maintenance of international peace and security. This Article explores the extent to which the Security Council can and should assert jurisdiction over economic and financial issues.
In the past decade, the economic dimensions of conflict, including the economic causes of war, economic agendas of state and nonstate actors, and economic ...