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1 online resource (454 pages) |
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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Traditional Concepts of International Organization -- 1.2 Static and Dynamic Concepts of International Organization -- 1.3 Early Developments Tie in with Recent Trends -- 1.4 Necessary Changes to Concepts of Membership and Subject of International Law -- 1.5 Need for a New Definition of International Organization -- 1.6 Outline of the Book -- References -- 2 Historic Evolution of Membership Concepts -- 2.1 Emergence of International Organizations -- 2.2 Private International Unions |
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2.3 International Administrative Unions -- 2.3.1 Creation of IAUs -- 2.3.2 Types and Structures of IAUs -- 2.3.3 Membership of IAUs -- 2.3.3.1 Membership Criteria and Membership Procedures -- 2.3.3.2 Eligible Subjects of Membership: Dependent Territories and Technical Administrations -- 2.4 League of Nations -- 2.4.1 The League as a New Paradigm of International Organization -- 2.4.2 Membership in the League -- 2.4.3 Preservation of Peace and Relations with Non-Members -- 2.4.4 The League and the International Bureaux -- 2.5 UN System -- 2.5.1 United Nations -- 2.5.1.1 Continuity and Innovation |
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2.5.1.2 Collective Security and Relations with Non-Members -- 2.5.1.3 Membership in the UN -- 2.5.2 Specialized Agencies and Related Agencies -- 2.5.2.1 Specialized Agencies -- 2.5.2.2 Related Agencies -- 2.5.3 Subsidiary Organs and Quasi-Autonomous Bodies -- 2.6 Treaty Bodies, Conferences of Parties and Financial Mechanisms -- 2.7 International Financial Institutions -- 2.8 Proliferation, Privatization and Emergence of New Organizational Paradigms -- References -- 3 Concepts of International Organization and Membership -- 3.1 Classifications of Organizations |
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3.1.1 Public and Private Organizations -- 3.1.2 General and Special Organizations -- 3.1.3 Supranational and Other International Organizations -- 3.1.4 Classifications Based on Membership -- 3.1.4.1 Open and Closed Organizations -- 3.1.5 Universal Organizations and Organizations of Global Reach -- 3.1.6 Regional and Other Organizations of Limited Membership -- 3.1.6.1 Eligibility of Countries in a Region to Join a Regional Organization -- 3.1.6.2 Region is a Political and Not a Geographic Concept -- 3.1.6.3 Different Concepts of Region in Regional Development Banks |
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3.1.6.4 Regional Country Designation in Regional Development Banks -- 3.1.6.5 Organizations of States with Common Background and Closed Special Organizations -- 3.2 Conclusions -- 3.3 Membership, Participation, Representation and Related Concepts -- 3.3.1 No Consistent Definition of Membership -- 3.3.2 Membership and Representation -- 3.3.2.1 Paradigms of Representation -- 3.3.2.2 Distinction Between Membership and Representation Gets Blurred -- References -- 4 Decline or Disaggregation of the Nation State, Dichotomy of Public and Private and Constitution and Constitutionalization |
| Summary |
This book proposes that fundamental concepts of institutional law need to be rethought and revised. Contrary to conventional wisdom, international organizations do not need to have members, and the members do not need to be states and international organizations. Private sector entities may, for instance, also be full members. Furthermore, international organizations do not need to possess international legal personality, nor is their autonomy a corollary of their personality. Moreover, the notion of "subject of international law" also needs to be reconsidered and the very concepts and definitions of "intergovernmental organization" and "international organization" need to change and be defined in a wider manner. In this publication the legal implications of membership are analyzed and a new analytical framework for international organizations is proposed. The argument is propounded that the power of creation of new organizations has passed over to international organizations and other entities while an outlook on future development is also presented. Dr. Gerd Droesse is a recognized specialist in institutional law, international administrative law, complex institutional and financial policy matters and corporate governance issues, with over 30 years of experience in working for international organizations in senior and management positions. He was the Legal Counsel/Acting General Counsel of the Green Climate Fund and assisted the World Green Economy Organization as General Counsel in its transition to a new type of intergovernmental organization |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International agencies.
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International agencies -- Sociological aspects.
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International Agencies
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international organizations.
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International agencies
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International agencies -- Sociological aspects
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789462653276 |
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9462653275 |
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