The Procedure of the UN Security Council / Loraine Sievers and Sam Daws.

Cover; THE PROCEDURE OF THE: UN SECURITYCOUNCIL; Copyright; PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION; NOTES ON THE AUTHORS; TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY D. BAILEY (1916-1995); CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; LIST OF KEY ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; CHAPTER 1: THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; 1. ROLE OF PROCEDURE; 2. THE CHARTER; 3. ROLE AND FUNCTION OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL; 4. PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE; 5. FURTHER DOCUMENTATION OF PROCEDURES; NOTES; CHAPTER 2: PLACE AND FORMAT OF COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS; 1. FORMATS OF MEETINGS; 2. FORMAL PUBLIC (OPEN) MEETINGS; (a) Formats of formal public meetings.

(B) Meeting records of formal public meetings3. FORMAL PRIVATE (CLOSED) MEETINGS; (a) 'Private meeting' format; (b) 'TCC meeting' format; (c) Private meetings for the purpose of recommendations on the appointment of the Secretary-General; (d) Meeting records for formal private meetings-verbatim records; (e) Meeting records for formal private meetings-communiqués; 4. 'PERIODIC MEETINGS', SUMMITS, AND HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS; 5. THEMATIC DEBATES; 6. 'ORIENTATION DEBATES'; 7. WRAP-UP MEETINGS; 8. MEETINGS AWAY FROM HEADQUARTERS; 9. PLACE OF MEETING AT HEADQUARTERS.

10. INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS OF THE WHOLEAttendance at consultations of the whole; Concerns about the impact of consultations of the whole on the Council's transparency; 11. 'ARRIA-FORMULA' MEETINGS AND 'SOMAVI ́A-FORMULA' MEETINGS; 12. INFORMAL INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES OR DISCUSSIONS; 13. OTHER INFORMAL FORMATS; 14. INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION; NOTES; CHAPTER 3: THE PEOPLE; 1. THE PRESIDENT; (a) Rotation of the presidency and its temporary suspension and cession; (b) Role of the President in the context of formal meetings of the Council.

(C) Role of the President in the context of informal meetings of Council members(d) Role of the President in conducting diplomacy on behalf of the Council; (e) Other roles of the President, including outreach and transparency; (f) Qualities of the President; 2. PERMANENT MEMBERS; 3. NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS; 4. REGIONAL AND OTHER GROUPS; 5. 'GROUPS OF FRIENDS'; 6. POLITICAL COORDINATORS AND EXPERTS; 7. CREDENTIALS; 8. REPRESENTATION OF CHINA AND OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION; (a) Representation of China; (b) Representation of the Russian Federation; 9. PERMANENT MISSIONS AND REPRESENTATION.

10. SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SECRETARIAT11. INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE; NOTES; CHAPTER 4: THE COUNCILCONVENES; 1. CONVENING A MEETING; 2. REJECTION OF ITEMS; 3. AGENDA AND SUMMARY STATEMENT OF MATTERS OF WHICH THE SECURITY COUNCIL IS SEIZED; (a) The agenda; (b) Summary Statement of the Secretary-General of matters of which the Security Council is seized; (c) Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12(2) of the Charter; 4. NO REQUIREMENT OF A QUORUM; 5. NOTICE OF MEETINGS; 6. TIMING OF MEETINGS; NOTES; CHAPTER 5: CONDUCT OF MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATION.

The Procedure of the UN Security Council is the definitive book of its kind and has been widely used by UN practitioners and scholars for nearly 40 years. This comprehensively revised edition contains over 450 pages of new material documenting the extensive and rapid innovations in the Council''s procedures of the past two decades. A one-stop handbook and guide, with meticulous referencing, this book has served diplomats, UN staff and scholars alike in providing unique insight into the inside workings of the world''s preeminent body for the maintenance of international peace and security. Thor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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