Book Reviews : UN — The First Fifteen Years. By CLARK M. EICHELBERGER. (New York: Har per & Brothers, 1960. Pp. x, 147. $2.75.) How United Nations Decisions Are Made. By JOHN G. HADWEN and JOHAN KAUFMANN. Leyden, the Netherlands: A. W. Sythoff, 1960. Pp. 144. Guilders 13.50.)
| DOI | 10.1177/106591296101400418 |
| Author | J. William Robinson |
| Date | 01 December 1961 |
| Published date | 01 December 1961 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
972
and
centuries
of
legal
development
to
deprive
killing
by
accident,
or
in
self-
defense,
of
the
stigma
of
murder.
As
for
the
third,
one
need
only
ask:
What
was
wergild?
University
of
California,
Los
Angeles
J.
A.
C.
GRANT
UN —
The
First
Fifteen
Years.
By
CLARK
M.
EICHELBERGER.
(New
York:
Har-
per
&
Brothers,
1960.
Pp.
x,
147.
$2.75.)
How
United
Nations
Decisions
Are
Made.
By
JOHN
G.
HADWEN
and
JOHAN
KAUFMANN.
Leyden,
the
Netherlands:
A.
W.
Sythoff,
1960.
Pp.
144.
Guilders
13.50.)
Mr.
Eichelberger’s
book
is
considerably
more
than
a
revision
of
his
UN:
The
First
Ten
Years.
The
present
volume,
containing
more
pages
but
fewer
chapters,
does
bring
the
earlies
work
up
to
date
and
adds
the
coverage
needed
for
the
first
half
of
the
United
Nations’
second
decade;
but
it is
also
an
even
more
pene-
trating
and
lucid
evaluation
of
the
organization
-
its
record
and
its
strengths
and
weaknesses.
It
appears
that
this
is
due
to
an
improved
arrangement
of
the
table
of
contents:
the
smaller
number
of
chapters
results
in
a
more
thorough
discus-
sion
of
essentially
important
problems
and
permits,
too,
a
fuller
opportunity
for
Mr.
Eichelberger’s
literary
and
analytical
talents.
On
the
other
hand,
certain
fundamental
hypotheses
and
assumptions
of
the
author
are
reproduced.
The
most
important
of
these
are
contained
in
the
first
____
chapter
(&dquo;Introduction&dquo;)
and
the
last
(&dquo;Attitude
of
Members&dquo;).
The
introduc-
tory
chapter
sets
forth
the
principal
scientific,
economic,
and
political
changes
in
the
United
Nations’
lifetime
-
changes
which
constitute
one
of
the
great
re-
volutionary
periods
of
history.
These
are:
&dquo;the
scientific
revolution&dquo;;
&dquo;the
revolt
of
the
colonial
peoples&dquo;;
&dquo;the
revolt
against
misery&dquo;;
and
the
&dquo;breakup
of
the
five-power
system.&dquo;
Largely
uncontemplated
at
the
San
Francisco
Conference,
these
profound
alterations
in
the
global
picture
have
resulted
in
significant
new
interpretations
of
the
Charter
and
in
the
machinery
of
the
United
Nations
itself.
The
author
takes
the
position
that
the
United
Nations
has
been
the
decisive
fac-
tor
for
peace
during
these
unparalled
years.
But
in
any
case
the
organization
must
be
assessed
and
evaluated
in
terms
of
its
adaptation
to
these
changed
co.ndi-
tions
and,
also,
with
reference
to
its
own
effect
upon
the
conditions
themselves.
In
the
perspective
of
this
approach
Mr.
Eichelberger
then
proceeds
to
in-
sightful
presentations
of
&dquo;Peaceful
Settlement
and
Collective
Security,&dquo;
&dquo;Dis-
armament,&dquo;
&dquo;Independence,
Freedom,
and
Human
Rights,&dquo;
&dquo;Standards
in
Larger
Freedom,&dquo;
and
&dquo;Strengthening
the
United
Nations.&dquo;
The
titles
speak
for
them-
selves ;
and
the
chapters,
addressed
to
the
general
reader
and
particularly
to
the
American
public,
will
prove
thought-provoking,
also,
to
the
specialist
and
teacher.
It
is
a
fine
analysis
and
a
convenient
and
readable
record.
In
the
chapter
on
&dquo;Attitude
of
Members&dquo;
the
author’s
basic
conclusion
is
that
until
each
country
is
willing
to
regard
the
United
Nations
as
the
foundation
rather
the
instrument
of
its
foreign
policy
the
full
purposes
of
the
Charter
will
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