Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century

Identifies the major weaknesses in the current United Nations system and proposes fundamental reforms to address each. This title is also available as Open Access.

Augusto Lopez-Claros (Author), Arthur L. Dahl (Author), Maja Groff (Author)

9781108701808, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 July 2022

0 pages, 5 b/w illus. 11 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.741 kg

'Our world has long required an international force as an essential tool for conflict prevention, and yet such a force has always stumbled through inadequate means and half-hearted implementation. Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century provides a comprehensive set of proposals combining alternative dispute settlement mechanisms, phased disarmament, an International Peace Force adequate to the task, and paths to its implementation. As the risks of a major military confrontation increase, so too has the critical need to take these proposals seriously and work for their permanent implementation. There is no safe alternative.' Lt Gen (ret) the Honourable Roméo Dallaire

Is there any hope for those who despair at the state of the world and the powerlessness of governments to find a way forward? Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century provides ambitious but reasonable proposals to give our globalized world the institutions of international governance necessary to address effectively the catastrophic risks facing humanity that are beyond national control. The solution, the authors suggest, is to extend to the international level the same principles of sensible governance that exist in well-governed national systems: rule of law, legislation in the common interest, an executive branch to implement such legislation, and courts to enforce it. The best protection is unified collective action, based on shared values and respect for diversity, to implement widely accepted international principles to advance universal human prosperity and well-being. This title is also available as Open Access.

Part I. Background: 1. The challenges of the twenty-first century
2. A history of global governance
3. European integration: building supranational institutions
Part II. Reforming the Central Institutions of the United Nations: 4. The general assembly: reforms to strengthen its effectiveness
5. A world parliamentary assembly: a catalyst for change
6. Advisory mechanisms to support global policy-making
7. UN Executive Council: beyond an outdated paradigm
8. Completing the collective security mechanism of the Charter: establishing an international peace force
9. Towards systemic disarmament: resetting global priorities
10. Strengthening the international rule of law
11. Human rights for the twenty-first century
12. A new UN funding mechanism
Part III. Governance and the Management of Multiple Global Risks: 13. UN specialized agencies and governance for global risks
14. Economic governance for inequality and the private sector
15. Global financial architecture and the international monetary fund
16. Responding to global environmental crises
17. Population and migration
Part IV. Cross-cutting Issues: 18. Corruption as a destroyer of prosperity and the need for international enforcement
19. Education for transformation
Part V. Foundations for a New Global Governance System: 20. Values and principles for an enhanced international system: operationalizing global 'good governance'
21. Some immediate steps forward: getting 'from here to there'
Part VI. Conclusions: 22. Bridging the governance gap.

Subject Areas: United Nations & UN agencies [JPSN1], International relations [JPS]