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International organizations (IOs) are the cornerstone of multilateralism and the international legal order. These institutions give voice to member States, facilitate coordination, enable cooperation, empower concerted action, and help to articulate the needs and hopes of the international community as a whole. The course will deal with the law of international organizations (IOs), that is with the legal principles and rules that underly their structure and functions, as well as with the legal powers attributed to them in order to allow them to fulfil their tasks and to function effectively. It will analyse the legal nature of IOs, their constituent treaties, the interpretation of the latter, as well as issues of responsibility and immunities. The focus will be on the United Nations Organization and the broader UN family. |
