Discuss with examples the legal basis and requirements of United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Introduction

Warner (1995 ) explains that the UN peacekeeping operations have been placed under increased scrutiny over the past few years . This has come against the introduction of relatively new players in peace keeping efforts such as Germany and Japan . Additionally , continuous scrutiny has been propagated by heightened religious , ethnic and local conflicts among several nations of the world . Consequently , in an analysis of the basis of legal peacekeeping operations by the United Nations , it is essential to acknowledge that the UN has failed in some areas and succeeded in others . This

means that there must be a revision of the role that this international body is willing to take in dealing with international peace . The shall examine specific case studies outstanding themes and contradictions in both judicial and non judicial opinions of peacekeeping by the UN

Prevention of Armed conflict

In the UN secretary general 's report (1998 ) concerning the preventive role of the UN in the African continent a number of legal issues emanate in the need for peacekeeping interventions in this region . First of all the United Nations is given the mandate to engage in peacekeeping in the process of preventing armed conflicts in certain parts of the world This is usually seen when the organization mediates agreements between nations with regard to non aggression

While the latter body acknowledges the need for possession of arms among nations to protect themselves , it may be required to engage in peace keeping when a certain country seems to be...