Principles of the institutional law of international organizations / by C.F. Amerasinghe.

By:

Amerasinghe, Chittharanjan Felix, 1933-

Material type:

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 1Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Edition: Second revised editionDescription: xxxiv, 535 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780521545570

Subject(s):

International agencies

DDC classification:

341.2

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Interpretation of texts -- Ch. 3. Legal personality -- Ch. 4. Membership and representation -- Ch. 5. Non-judicial organs of organizations -- Ch. 6. Acts of non-judicial organs: their legal effect -- Ch. 7. Acts of non-judicial organs: the doctrine of ultra vires -- Ch. 8. Judicial organs -- Ch. 9. The internal law: employment relations -- Ch. 10. Privileges and immunities -- Ch. 11. Financing -- Ch. 12. Responsibility to and of international organizations -- Ch. 13. The liability of member states vis-a-vis third parties -- Ch. 14. Amendment of constitutions -- Ch. 15. Dissolution and succession -- Ch. 16. The settlement of disputes.

Summary: The second edition of C. F. Amerasinghe's successful book, which covers the institutional aspects of the law of international organizations, has been revised to include, among other things, a new chapter on judicial organs of international organizations, as well as a considerably developed chapter on dispute settlement. There is a rigorous analysis of all the material alongside a functional examination of the law. A brief history of international organizations is followed by chapters on, amongst others, interpretation, membership and representation, international and national personality, judicial organs, the doctrine of ultra vires, liability of members to third parties, employment relations, dissolution and succession, and amendment. Important principles are extracted and discussed, and the practice of different organizations examined.

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Includes index.

Ch. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 2. Interpretation of texts --
Ch. 3. Legal personality --
Ch. 4. Membership and representation --
Ch. 5. Non-judicial organs of organizations --
Ch. 6. Acts of non-judicial organs: their legal effect --
Ch. 7. Acts of non-judicial organs: the doctrine of ultra vires --
Ch. 8. Judicial organs --
Ch. 9. The internal law: employment relations --
Ch. 10. Privileges and immunities --
Ch. 11. Financing --
Ch. 12. Responsibility to and of international organizations --
Ch. 13. The liability of member states vis-a-vis third parties --
Ch. 14. Amendment of constitutions --
Ch. 15. Dissolution and succession --
Ch. 16. The settlement of disputes.

The second edition of C. F. Amerasinghe's successful book, which covers the institutional aspects of the law of international organizations, has been revised to include, among other things, a new chapter on judicial organs of international organizations, as well as a considerably developed chapter on dispute settlement. There is a rigorous analysis of all the material alongside a functional examination of the law. A brief history of international organizations is followed by chapters on, amongst others, interpretation, membership and representation, international and national personality, judicial organs, the doctrine of ultra vires, liability of members to third parties, employment relations, dissolution and succession, and amendment. Important principles are extracted and discussed, and the practice of different organizations examined.

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