International Institutional Law: Sixth Revised Edition

This sixth, revised edition of International Institutional Law covers the most recent developments in the field. Although public international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the African Union, ASEAN, the European Union, Mercosur, NATO and OPEC have broadly divergent objectives, powers, fields of activity and numbers of member states, they also share a wide variety of institutional characteristics. Rather than being a handbook for specific organizations, the book offers a comparative analysis of the institutional law of international organizations. It includes chapters on the rules and practices concerning membership, institutional structure, decision-making, financing, legal order, supervision and sanctions, legal status and external relations. The book’s theoretical framework and extensive use of case-studies is designed to appeal to both academics and practitioners.

Table of Contents:
Preface Abbreviations, Terminology, Internet References  1 Introduction  I International Institutional Law  II Definition  III Classification  IV Conclusion  2 Participants  I Full Members  II Associate Members  III Partial Members  IV Affiliate Members  V Observers  VI Concluding Observations  3 Rules for International Organs  I Powers  II Composition of Organs  III Functioning  IV Concluding Observations  4 Policy-Making and Administrative Organs  I Classifying International Organs  II Policy-Making Organs  III Secretariat  IV The European Commission  V Concluding Observations  5 Advisory and Supervisory Organs  I Parliamentary Organs  II Judicial Organs  II Concluding Observations  6 Decision-Making Process  I The Concept of a Decision  II Legal Basis  III Initiative  IV Drafting of the Text  V Decision-making by Consensus  VI Voting  VII Entry into Force of Decisions  VIII Termination of Decisions  IX Concluding Observations  7 Financing  I Expenditure  II Income  III Budget  IV Concluding Observations  8 Legal Order  I Introduction  II Constitution  III Decisions of the Organization  IV Other Elements of the Legal Order  V Concluding Observations  9 Interpretation and Settlement of Disputes  I Means of Interpretation  II Authorities Charged with Interpretation  III Competence to Request Interpretation  IV Concluding Observations  10 Supervision and Sanctions  I Definitions  II Supervision of the Implementation of Rules  III Official Recognition of Violations  IV Waiver of Obligations  V Sanctions  VI Concluding Observations  11 Legal Status  I Status in International Law  II Status in National Law  III Duration  IV Concluding Observations  12 External Relations  I Partners for External Relations  II Instruments of External Relations  III Concluding Observations  Concluding Remarks  I Introduction  II The Relationship between an International Organization and Its Members  III Diversity of the Rules of International Institutional Law  IV Unity of the Rules of International Institutional Law  V Towards More Centralized International Law? Index