Bibliography: BIB27377

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB27377
reference type	Book Section
title	Collective Security : An Indispensable Requisite for Lasting Peace
book title	Lights of 'Irfán : Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars : Book Fourteen
author	Ma'ani Ewing, Sovaida
authority control	Sovaida Ma'ani Ewing
year	2013
publisher	'Asr-i-Jadíd Publisher
place published	Darmstadt, Germany
abstract	The principle of collective security as adumbrated by Bahá'u'lláh and elaborated upon by 'Abdu'l-Bahá is a prerequisite for a lasting peace of the kind that has hitherto eluded humanity. Its application requires that the international community take a range of steps, including the gradual creation of an international standing force, agreement on the amount of arms that each nation may hold coupled with a binding agreement that breach of the peace by any one nation will result in collective action by all the others in accordance with pre-determined rules and procedures. In addition there must be a firm agreement on what to do about the development and stockpiling of nuclear weapons. Last, but not least, an effective international court with compulsory jurisdiction and binding judgment must be firmly established. This presentation offers concrete recommendations for the application of these broad principles in a manner that is actionable and politically palatable in today's world.
language	English
keywords	COLLECTIVE SECURITY; PEACE
pages	33–43
section	7.