Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency

As UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold shaped many of the fundamental principles and practices of international organisations, such as preventive diplomacy, the ethics of international civil service, impartiality and neutrality. He was also at the heart of the constitutional foundations and principles of the UN. This tribute and critical review of Hammarskjold's values and legacy examines his approach towards international civil service, agency and value-based leadership, investigates his vision of internationalism and explores his achievements and failures as Secretary-General. It draws on specific conflict situations and strategies such as Suez and the Congo for lessons that can benefit contemporary conflict resolution and modern concepts such as human security and R2P. It also reflects on ways in which actors such as international courts, tribunals and the EU can benefit from Hammarskjold's principles and experiences in the fields of peace and security and international justice.1. Human security and ethics in the spirit of Dag Hammarskjold: an introduction Carsten Stahn and Henning Melber; Part I. Reflections on Dag Hammarskjold: 2. Dag Hammarskjold and the twenty-first century Kofi Annan; 3. A beacon of hope: Dag Hammarskjold and the United Nations Brian Urquhart; 4. Dag Hammarskjold, 1905-61: a remarkable man, a remarkable Secretary-General Pieter Kooijmans; 5. Dag Hammarskjold, the United Nations and the Rule of Law in today's world Hans Corell; Part II. Hammarskjold's intellectual legacy and leadership: 6. Dag Hammarskjold and the politics of hope Monica Bouman; 7. Dag Hammarskjold's spirituality and the quest for negotiated peace, reconciliation and meaning Paul R. Nelson; 8. From the unwritten manual: Dag Hammarskjold's political wisdom Roger Lipsey; 9. Hammarskjold's dynamic approach to the UN Charter and international law Ove Bring; 10. Hammarskjold, economic thinking, and the United Nations Anne Orford; Part III. Hammarskjold, the UN and the Congo: 11. Dag Hammarskjold and the Congo Crisis, 1960-1 Maria Stella Rognoni; 12. Continuities of violence in the Congo: legacies of Hammarskjold and Lumumba Helen M. Hintjens and Serena Cruz; 13. Lumumba v. Hammarskjold: a story of confrontation Jean Omasombo Tshonda; 14. Dag Hammarskjold and Africa's decolonisation Henning Melber; 15. The Dag factor: how quiet diplomacy changed the role of the Secretariat during the Congo Crisis, 1960-1 Alanna O'Malley; Part IV. The Role of the UN Secretary-General: 16. The 'Suez story': Dag Hammarskjold, the United Nations and the creation of UN peacekeeping Manuel Frohlich; 17. Breaking free: Dag Hammarskjold, good offices and heads of international organisations Aoife O'Donoghue; 18. Dag Hammarskjold's diplomacy: lessons learned Peter Wallensteen; 19. Visions of international life: from Hammarskjold to Annan and beyond Jan Anne Vos; 20. EU global peace diplomacy: institutional framework Steven Blockmans; Part V. Re-thinking Internationalism: Intervention, Responsibility and the Politics of R2P: 21. From 'conference machinery' to 'global administration'? International executive authority beyond Hammarskjold Carsten Stahn; 22. Hammarskjold and international executive rule: a third world perspective on international law Vijayashri Sripati; 23. Who cares?: Dag Hammarskjold and the limits of responsibility in international law J. Craig Barker; 24. Libya, intervention and responsibility: the dawn of a new era? Francis Kofi Abiew and Noemi Gal-Or; 25. The Arab Spring and the rise and fall of international human rights Louise Arbour; Part VI. Hammarskjold's Credo: Annex I. The Secretary-General's Annual Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Introduction, 17 August 1961; Annex II. Address Given by the Secretary-General, Mr Dag Hammarskjold, on the Occasion of Staff Day, General Assembly Hall, 8 September 1961.