UN Peacekeeping in Africa A Critical Examination and Recommendations
This timely volume explores the “dark side” of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping in Africa: when rather than help establish a rule of law in the host country, they become perpetrators of crime. The work of the UN peacekeepers is generally comprised of poli
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Kwame Akonor
UN Peacekeeping in Africa A Critical Examination and Recommendations for Improvement
Kwame Akonor Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ, USA
ISSN 2192-8533 ISSN 2192-8541 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Criminology ISBN 978-3-319-39160-1 ISBN 978-3-319-39162-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39162-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016954645 © The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my family, and to Monique, Efua Asantewaa, and Kwesi Ansah Yeboah
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the Series Editor, George Andreopoulos (professor of political science and founding director of the Center for International Human Rights, John Jay College of Criminal Justice), who got me interested in this research and gave me invaluable guidance and support during the entire authoring process. The Criminology and Criminal Justice team at Springer also deserve mention for their patience and useful suggestions on completing this book. My research benefitted from very useful comments and direction provided by Barbara Crossette, former New York Times reporter; Celhia de Lavarene, founder of Special Trafficking Operations Program (STOP); Elizabeth F. Defeis, professor at Seton Hall University School of Law; and Thomas G. Weiss, director emeritus of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, presidential professor of political science at The Graduate Center, CUNY (The City University of New York). I gratefully acknowledge Dr. Adekeye Adebajo, executive director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Cape T
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