Peacebuilding is one of the most important UN activities in peace maintainance, and is aimed at reinforcing statehood in countries after conflict. It has a theoretical framework, relies on a legal basis and comprises complex actions in conflict management developed through UN practice over the last decades. As a matter of analysis, it has been extensively appraised and improved by other social sciences, but not by international law. This paper intends to overcome this shortcoming and encourage the relevant debate. It will deal with the concept of peacebuilding, its development and legal status, including its legal limitations and related legal problems. The paper does not cover cuestions of feasibility and necessity, as well as of theoretical foundation and analysis of cases.
Keywords:
peacebuilding, United Nations, State building, failed States, weak States
Author Biography
María Cecilia Añaños
Licenciada en derecho, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Perú; magíster Legum, Kiel, Alemania; doctora en derechos fundamentales, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid.
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