This book explores the role and relevance of non-state actors (NSAs) in the international system by analyzing the ways these actors gain influence in the United Nations (UN). Offering a systematic, theoretical, and empirical account of how NSAs contest and potentially change state sovereignty through the UN the author considers the successes and failures of national liberation movements and indigenous peoples and examines how and under what conditions such a challenge is possible. This book will be of great interest to scholars and graduate students in the fields of international law, politics, history, human rights, and governance. It will be especially useful to those with an interest in the proliferation of non-state actors in the international system and the role and relevance of Intergovernmental Organizations.
Author(s): Jan Lüdert
Series: Non-State Actors in Global Governance
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 232
City: London
Cover
Endorsement
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Tables
Series Editor’s Introduction
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
Non-State Actors Using the United Nations to Challenge State Sovereignty
The Argument in Brief
Contributions to the Literature
Theory Development Through Comparative Case Studies
The Plan of the Volume
Notes
2 Contesting Sovereignty: Conceptualizations and Theories
Sovereignty: A Resilient Yet Mutable Composite Institution
Altering State Sovereignty Through Its Composite Norms
The Norm of Self-Determination
The Norm of Non-Interference
The Territoriality Norm
Contesting State Sovereignty Through United Nations Venues
Non-State Actor Access and Participation
Access: Form and Status
Non-State Actors’ Tactical Repertoire
IGO Venue’s as Stepping Stones Or Veto Points
The Essential Role of Allies
Theoretical Dynamics
Conclusion
Notes
3 National Liberation Movements at the UN
Historical Context
Contesting Colonial State Sovereignty Through the UN
An Evolving UN in a Changing World
Humble Beginnings: UN Access and Including Self-Determination in the UN Charter
San Francisco and Beyond
State Allies as Norm Entrepreneurs
The Inclusion of Self-Determination in the UN Charter
Innovating Access and Participatory Mechanisms
Pushing Through a Veto Point
Approving Trust Territory Agreements Based On Self-Determination
Creation of an NSGT Venue By the Secretary-General
Standard Setting Phase
Contesting Sovereignty Through Petitions and Visiting Missions
Unchartered Ground: Petitioning the UN Trusteeship Council
NLMs’ Access and Participation Through Oral Hearings
Access and Participation Through Written Petitions
Access and Participation Through Visiting Missions
Bridging UN Charter Obligations
Grafting Self-Determination With Human Rights
The Committee On Information: An Accountability Venue
Connecting Self-Determination to the Committee On Information
Extending Access and Participation to NLMs
Venue Shifting: Deepening of the Anti-Colonial Movement
Normative Tipping Point
The Declaration On the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
Norm Cascading Through the Decolonization Committee
Away From Headquarters: If Not By Colonial State Consent Then By Proxy
Conclusion
Notes
4 Indigenous Peoples at the UN
Historical Context
Indigenous Peoples Contest State Sovereignty Through the UN
Establishing Conditions for Access and Participation
Information Politics By Norm Entrepreneurs
Initializing the Boomerang Pattern
Transnational Coalition Building
Formal Access and Venue Shopping
Venue Formation and Status Contestation
Standard Setting Phase: UN Working Group On Indigenous Populations
Enhancing Informal Access and Participatory Capabilities
The Indigenous Caucus
Asserting Self-Definition as Peoples
Grafting Non-Statist Self-Determination
Norm Contestations in a Sheltered Venue
Novel Modes of Deliberation
Finalizing the Draft Declaration On the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Elaboration Phase in a State Driven Venue
Growing IGO Interest in Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Shaming States to Secure IP Access
Indigenous Peoples as Consensus Participants
The Indigenous Caucus “No-Change” Strategy
Leveraged Politics in the WGDD
Abandoning the No-Change Strategy
Consensus Does Not Mean Unanimity
Bolstering Winning Coalitions
Sidelining the Obstructionist States
Entering the Human Rights Council
African State Sovereignty Concerns
The Third Committee Defers Adoption
Enlisting the President of the General Assembly
Adopting the Declaration On the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples Permanent UN Seat
The United Nations Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues
Accountability Politics: The Expert Mechanism On the Rights of IPs (EMRIP), the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), and the Special Rapporteur On the Rights of IPs
Conclusion
Notes
5 Conclusions
Summary and Findings
Theoretical Implications
Future Research
Bibliography
Index
