Full Description
This seventh, 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 World Health Organization, the African Union, ASEAN, the European Union, Mercosur, NATO and OPEC have widely divergent objectives, powers, fields of activity and numbers of member states, they also have many institutional characteristics in common. There is unity within diversity. 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 examples from practice is designed to appeal to both academics and practitioners.
Contents
Preface xxv
Abbreviations, Terminology, Internet References, Paragraph Numbers xxxi
Chapter OneIntroduction
I.International institutional law 1
II.Definition 29
III.Classification 48
IV.Conclusion 65
Chapter TwoParticipants
I.Full members 71
II.Associate members 166
III.Partial members 169
IV.Affiliate members 172
V.Observers 173
VI.Concluding observations 198
Chapter ThreeRules for International Organs
I.Powers 206
II.Composition of organs 237
III.Functioning 306
IV.Concluding observations 376
Chapter FourPolicy-Making and Administrative Organs
I.Classifying international organs 384
II.Policy-making organs 389
III.Secretariat 434
IV.The European Commission 547
V.Concluding observations 551
Chapter FiveAdvisory and Supervisory Organs
I.Parliamentary organs 558
II.Judicial organs 597
III.Concluding observations 700
Chapter SixDecision-Making Process
I.The concept of a decision 706
II.Legal basis 708
III.Initiative 710
IV.Drafting of the text 725
V.Decision-making by consensus 771
VI.Voting 787
VII.Entry into force of decisions 888
VIII.Termination of decisions 897
IX.Concluding observations 917
Chapter SevenFinancing
I.Expenditure 928
II.Income 965
III.Budget 1091
IV.Concluding observations 1131
Chapter EightLegal Order
I.Introduction 1139
II.Constitution 1145
III.Decisions of the organization 1196
IV.Other elements of the legal order 1335
V.Concluding observations 1340
Chapter NineInterpretation and Settlement of Disputes
I.Means of interpretation 1346
II.Authorities charged with interpretation 1351
III.Competence to request interpretation 1379
IV.Concluding observations 1387
Chapter TenSupervision and Sanctions
I.Definitions 1392
II.Supervision of the implementation of rules 1399
III.Official recognition of violations 1439
IV.Waiver of obligations 1444
V.Sanctions 1445
VI.Concluding observations 1553
Chapter ElevenLegal Status
I.Status in international law 1562
II.Status in national law 1591
III.Duration 1617
IV.Concluding observations 1681
Chapter TwelveExternal Relations
I.Partners for external relations 1687
II.Instruments of external relations 1742
III.Concluding observations 1875
Concluding Remarks
I.Introduction 1884
II.The relationship between an international organization and its members 1885
III.Diversity of the rules of international institutional law 1892
IV.Unity of the rules of international institutional law 1896
V.Towards more centralized international law? 1900
Index 1353
