Legal framework and conceptual aspects of United Nations peacekeeping activities

The article is devoted to UN peacekeeping operations, which can be defined as an international means of preserving international security through diplomatic methods (negotiations, arbitration, monitoring the implementation of agreements) and, if necessary, the deployment of armed force to prevent or resolve a conflict. Although the concept of United Nations peacekeeping was originally introduced in 1948 (UNTSO; UNMOGIP), it was limited in that it implied a simple mission to monitor the situation between parties to a dispute with the aim of preventing the dispute from escalating or threatening international peace and security. However, the evolution of the system of international relations, world politics and the changing nature of global realities have contributed to a broader and more dynamic renewal of the concept of UN peacekeeping operations. As a result, peacekeeping operations have become the most common UN external mission in the world. The research conducted as part of this scholarly endeavor has explored and analyzed the evolution of peacekeeping operations and identified their foundations within the UN’s international security policy.