An Introduction to International Organizations Law

Provides a framework for understanding how organizations are set up and the logic behind international organizations law.

Jan Klabbers (Author)

9781108820301, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 March 2022

422 pages
24.4 x 17 x 2.3 cm, 0.72 kg

'The book brings together a wealth of illuminating illustrations drawn directly from the real world. The selection of these case studies is motivated not just by how helpful they are in clarifying the rules, but also by how well they show the rules' societal significance, and by their “entertainment” value – i.e. their potential first to captivate and then to keep the reader's interest in the materials.' Dr Otto Spijkers, Utrecht University School of Law

The fourth edition of this market-leading textbook offers students a clear framework for understanding the practice and logic of International Organizations Law. It is structured around the three defining relationships IOs engage in – namely, with their member states, with their organs and staff, and with the outside world. These different dynamics give rise to different concerns, which each help to explain the logic behind international institutional law. The text also discusses the essential topics of the law of IOs, including powers and finances, privileges and immunities, institutional structures, and accountability. By demonstrating how the theory works in practice, with recent examples, students will observe the impact and significance of International Organizations Law. Updated with the latest case law and literature, this new edition also contains discussions of the withdrawal of Israel and the US from UNESCO, Brexit, and the Covid-19 pandemic, and how these affect the law of international organizations.

Preface to the fourth edition
Table of cases
A note on documentation
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The rise of international organizations
Part I. Member States and International Organizations
3. The legal position of international organizations
4. International organizations and the law of treaties
5. Issues of membership
6. Financing
7. Privileges and immunities
8. Legal instruments
9. Dissolution and succession
Part II. Internal Relations
10. Institutional structures
11. The bureaucracy
Part III. External Relations
12. Treaty-making by international organizations
13. Organizational liaisons
14. Issues of responsibility
15 Concluding remarks
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: International organisations & institutions [LBBU], United Nations & UN agencies [JPSN1], International relations [JPS]