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1	Sovereignty, Peacekeeping, and the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), Suez 1956-1967: Insiders’ Perspectives Hilmy, Hanny 13 February 2015 (has links) This research is concerned with the complex and contested relationship between the sovereign prerogatives of states and the international imperative of defusing world conflicts. Due to its historical setting following World War Two, the national vs. international staking of claims was framed within the escalating imperial-nationalist confrontation and the impending “end of empire”, both of which were significantly influenced by the role Israel played in this saga. The research looks at the issue of “decolonization” and the anti-colonial struggle waged under the leadership of Egypt’s President Nasser. The Suez War is analyzed as the historical event that signaled the beginning of the final chapter in the domination of the European empires in the Middle East (sub-Saharan decolonization followed beginning in the early 1960s), and the emergence of the United States as the new major Western power in the Middle East. The Suez experience highlighted a stubborn contest between the defenders of the concept of “sovereign consent” and the advocates of “International intervention”. Both the deployment of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) and its termination were surrounded by controversy and legal-political wrangling. The role of UNEF and UN peacekeeping operations in general framed the development of a new concept for an emerging international human rights law and crisis management. The UNEF experience, moreover, brought into sharp relief the need for a conflict resolution component for any peace operation. International conflict management, and human rights protection are both subject to an increasing interventionist international legal regime. Consequently, the traditional concept of “sovereignty” is facing increasing challenge. By its very nature, the subject matter of this multi-dimensional research involves historical, political and international legal aspects shaping the research’s content and conclusions. The research utilizes the experience and contributions of several key participants in this pioneering peacekeeping experience. In the last chapter, recommendations are made –based on all the elements covered in the research- to suggest contributions to the evolving UN ground rules for international crisis intervention and management. / Graduate / hilmyh@uvic.ca National Sovereignty Peacekeeping Peacemaking UNEF Decolonization End of Empire Israel Zionism Sevres Agreement Dag Hammarskjold U Thant General E L M Burns General Amin Hilmy II General Charles Keightley General Andre Beaufre General Indar J. Rikhye 1956 Suez War Good Faith Agreement 1967 Arab-Israeli War President Gamal Abdel Nasser Sovereign Consent International Human Rights Law Johan Galtung Lester Pearson President Dwight Eisenhower Secretary John F. Dulles Prime Minister Anthony Eden Prime Minister Guy Mollet Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion General Moshe Dayan General Abdel Hakim Amer Status of Forces Agreement Port Said Arab-Israeli Armistice Agreements UNTSO National Liberation Anti-Colonial Struggle Sovereign Equality Westphalia Kadesh Musketeer Uniting for Peace Resolution International Court of Justice UN Security Council UN General Assembly UN Charter Chapter VII Enforcement Measures Chapter VI Voluntary Compliance Palestinian Refugees Negev Desert Sharm El-Sheikh Sinai Peninsula Gaza Strip Gulf of Aqaba Cold War United States Soviet Union (USSR) Lavon Affair MEDO Operation ALPHA OMEGA Plan Baghdad Pact Bandung Conference Mohamed Heikal Aide Memoire Mohamed Mosaddegh Aswan High Dam 1888 Constantinople Convention USS Liberty Straits of Tiran International Law Mahmoud Fawzi Prime Minister Levi Eshkol President Lyndon Johnson Abbba Eban 1992 Agenda for Peace Boutros Boutros-Ghali 2000 Brahimi Report Lakhdar Brahimi 2001 Responsibility to Protect Kofi Annan General Romeo Dallaire Permanent UN Army 2000 SHIRBRIG International Human Rights Law International Humanitarian Law UNEF II status quo ante bellum locus standi pacta sunt servanda erga omnes Lord Caradon Security Council 242

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