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100 1 _92543
_aSands, Philippe,
_d1960-
245 1 0 _aBowett's law of international institutions /
_cby Philippe Sands Q.C. and Pierre Klein.
246 3 0 _aLaw of international institutions
250 _a6th ed.
260 _aLondon :
_bSweet & Maxwell ;
_bThomson Reuters,
_c2009.
300 _axxxviii, 619 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface -- Table of cases – International, European and National -- Abbreviations -- The United Nations system chart -- Ch. 1. General introduction -- Pt. 1. Overview of existing international institutions -- Ch. 2. The United Nations -- Ch. 3. Un specialises agencies -- Ch. 4. Other autonomous organisations -- Ch. 5. Regional institutions: introduction -- Ch. 6. European organasations -- Ch. 7. The Americas and the Caribbean -- Ch. 8. Asia -- Ch. 9. The Middle East -- Ch. 10. Africa -- Pt. 2. The functions of international organizations -- Ch. 11. 'Legislative' or normative function -- Ch. 12. 'Executive' and administrative functions -- Ch. 13. Judicial and quasi-judicial function -- Pt. 3. Common institutional problems -- Ch. 14. Law governing the activities of International organisations -- Ch. 15. Legal personality -- Ch. 16. Membership and representations of members -- Ch. 17. Financial aspects.
520 _aBowett's Law of International Institutions provides an introductory overview of the law of international institutions, covering the major organisations and explaining their role and governing law. - Covers all the major global, regional and judicial institutions such as the UN, the IMF, the WTO, the ICJ, the International Tribunal for the Law of Sea, the ICC and the ICTs as well as the EU and Council of Europe - Includes coverage of international organisations that regulate aspects of development such as: environmental, administrative, judicial, trade, economic or criminal - Split into three parts, part one describes the global institutions and then the regional institutions, part two addresses the various functions of international organisations and part three considers the four sets of common institutional problems - Provides insights into the essential issues concerning international institutional law - Analyses the common problems faced by international institutions and examines their potential solutions - Examines the growing role of the United Nations and its associated bodies as well as the workings and increasing influence of the major European institutions - Assesses new organisations, such as the WTO - Looks at the emergence of new international adjudicatory bodies - Discusses important regional developments - Evaluates the driving-force behind the growth of many of the international institutions.
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_aInternational agencies
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_aInternational organization
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_aRegionalism (International organization)
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_aKlein, Pierre,
_d1964-
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_aBowett, D. W.
_tLaw of international institutions
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