Interactions Between Regional and Universal Organizations

A Legal Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-25886-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 704 g

Cooperation through international organizations is fundamental to the international legal order. International organizations are nowadays ubiquitous and come in many different manifestations, each allowing for different levels of international cooperation. The profile of regional and universal organizations may vary greatly from one organization to another. At the same time, they do not live apart and this has led to the creation of a complex network of relationships. These relationships have seldom been the object of scholarship, and this book seeks to address that gap. In general, the relationships between international organizations can give rise to such issues as the conditions placed upon one organization by another, demarcations of competence, membership of other organizations, and various forms of collaboration involving the conclusion of agreements between organizations. Optimal coexistence, cooperation and coherence all play a role in optimizing the relations between international organizations. The volume concludes by analysing current challenges, including those of legal identity, responsibility and accountability, as well as making proposals for reform, such as through the development of a common law between organizations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boisson De Chazournes, Laurence

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

EXCERPT OF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PREFACE; TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS; TABLE OF CASES; GENERAL INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. UNIVERSAL AND REGIONAL INTERACTIONS: AN APPRAISAL OVER TIME
A. UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONS: RELATIVE HOMOGENEITY
B. REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: HETEROGENEITY AT STAKE
C. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UNIVERSAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
D. AN OVERVIEW OF ENVISAGED RELATIONSHIPS POST-1945
E. CONCLUDING REMARKS
CHAPTER II. PERSPECTIVES AND DISTINCTIONS IN A WORLD OF GROWING LINKAGES BETWEEN UNIVERSAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
A. RELATIONS OF AN INSTITUTIONAL TYPE
B. RELATIONS WITH AN OPERATIONAL PURPOSE
C. RELATIONSHIPS OF SURVEILLANCE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND REGIONAL MONETARY AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS
D. RELATIONSHIPS OF EMULATION BETWEEN UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: THE WORLD BANK AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
E. CONCLUSION
CHAPTER III. COMPLEMENTARITY, CONFLICT RISKS AND COMPETITION IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE
A. THE PLACE OF REGIONALISM IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM: THE CONDITION OF COMPLEMENTARITY
B. POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT BETWEEN THE WTO AND ORGANIZATIONS CREATED BY RTAS IN THE FIELD OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION?
C. THE PROLIFERATION OF REGIONAL AGREEMENTS AS A SOURCE OF COMPETITION WITH THE WTO
D. CONCLUDING REMARKS
CHAPTER IV. PRIMUS INTER PARES? CHALLENGES TO UN/REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS’ COOPERATION N PEACE AND SECURITY
A. CHAPTER VIII OF THE UN CHARTER AND ITS REFERENCE TO REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
B. THE COMPOSITE NATURE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
C. CONCLUDING REMARKS
CHAPTER V. BETWEEN COERCIVE MEASURES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: ACCOUNTABILITY IN MOTION AMONG REGIONAL AND UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONS
A. FROM SUBORDINATION TO AUTONOMY, VIA DEFERENCE
B. INSTITUTIONAL AND JUDICIAL DIALOGUE
C. CONCLUDING REMARKS: DOES THE DIALOGUE BEAR FRUIT? THE EVOLUTION OF THE UN SANCTION REGIME
GENERAL CONCLUSION
A. A NEXUS OF RELATIONSHIPS: FROM REGIONALISM TO UNIVERSALISM, BACK AND FORTH AND ALL TOGETHER
B. A ROLE FOR SUBSIDIARITY?
C. ISSUES OF RESPONSIBILITY: A NEED FOR CLARIFICATION
D. ACCOUNTABILITY IN MOTION
E. REGIONAL AND UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATIONS AS CONDUITS OF IDENTITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER
BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

Über Autor(innen)

Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is Professor of International Law and International Organization at the University of Geneva and an Associate Member of the Institut de Droit international. She is a consultant and a member of groups of experts with various international organizations, including the World Bank, WHO, UNDP, ILO and UNEP. Between 1995 and 1999, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes was Senior Counsel to the World Bank. In the fi eld of dispute settlement, she has served as arbitrator in international disputes and has pleaded before the ICJ and other dispute settlement fora.