An introduction to international institutional law / Jan Klabbers.

International institutions are powerful players on the world stage, and every student of international law requires a clear understanding of the forces that shape them. For example, with increasing global influence comes the need for internal control and accountability. This thought-provoking overvi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Klabbers, Jan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2009.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The rise of international organizations
  • The legal position of international organizations
  • The foundations of powers of organizations
  • International organizations and the law of treaties
  • Issues of membership
  • Financing
  • Privileges and immunities
  • Institutional structures
  • Legal instruments
  • Decision-making and judicial reviews
  • Dispute settlement
  • Treaty-making by international organizations
  • Issues of responsibility
  • Dissolution and succession
  • Concluding remarks : towards re-appraisal and control.