The United Nations and International Law Seminar

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The inexorable paces of globalization and interdependence have made the need f for international cooperation more acute. The role of the United Nations in these processes has become both more relevant and controversial. Notwithstanding the critical vocies that have questioned the relevance or usefulness of the world body from certain national perspectives and points of view, the United Nations, through its activities and programmes, continues to have a considerable impact on countries and societies around the world, in such areas as conflict prevention and resolution, control of population displacements, humanitarian action, and social and economic development. These considerations, among others, make a study of the United Nations and International law more important today than it has ever been. This course satisfies the upper-level writing seminar requirement.