International institutional law
Subtitle: unity within diversity
By: by Henry G. Schermers, Niels M. Blokker
Contributors: Blokker, Niels
Edition: 5th rev. ed.
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1273
ISBN-13: 9789004187962; 9789004187986
Subjects: International courts; International cooperation; International agencies
Description: "Rather than being a handbook for specific organizations, the book offers a comparative analysis of the institutional law of international organizations. It includes comparative chapters on the rules and practices concerning membership, institutional structure, decision-making, financing, legal order, supervision and sanctions, legal status and external relations. The books theoretical framework and extensive use of case-studies is designed to appeal to both academics and practitioners"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Participants; title: Rules for international organs; title: Policy-making and administrative organs; title: Advisory and supervisory organs; title: Decision-making process; title: Financing; title: Legal order; title: Interpretation and settlement of disputes; title: Supervision and sanctions; title: Legal status; title: External relations.