Evolutions in the law of international organizations / / edited by Roberto Virzo, Ivan Ingravallo ; General Introduction by Niels Blokker.

• TeilnehmendeR: Virzo, Roberto,; Ingravallo, Ivan,; Blokker, Niels,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Legal Aspects of International Organizations 54.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (573 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

Because of their increasing prevalence and diversity, International Organizations (IOs) are one of the most striking legal phenomena in contemporary international law. Evolutions in the Law of International Organizations , is a collection of essays discussing the ever-changing nature of IOs. It covers all the many considerable practical evolutions in the law of, offers a discussion of theoretical issues and proposes solutions to many crucial problems related to these institutional developments. The book explores controversial institutional issues arising from recent developments in the complex international practice of IOs and includes contributions about the definition of IOs, the role of \'soft\' IOs and regional IOs, the reformation of international financial institutions, and the liability of IOs for their actions, among others.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Roberto Virzo and Ivan Ingravallo -- General Introduction / Niels Blokker -- The Intergovernmental Organization and the Institutionalization of International Relations: The Modelling of International Organization at Stake / Marie-Clotilde Runavot -- About Soft International Organizations: An Open Question / Angela Di Stasi -- International Regional Organizations: Problems and Issues / Piero Pennetta -- Universalism and Regionalism in the History of the United Nations and of Specialized Agencies / Alessandro Polsi -- The Activities for the Maintenance of International Peace in the Relationship between the United Nations and Regional Organizations / Giovanni Cellamare -- Islam and International Organizations: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation / Víctor Luis Gutiérrez Castillo and Jonatán Cruz Ángeles -- The International Financial Crisis and the Evolution of the Bretton Woods Institutions / Susanna Cafaro -- The Evolution of the Banking Supervision Architecture in Europe / Concetta Brescia Morra -- The Protection of Non-economic Values and the Evolution of International Economic Organizations: The Case of the World Bank / Maria Rosaria Mauro -- The Changing Form of the International Law Commission’s Work / Jacob Katz Cogan -- The Proliferation of Institutional Acts of International Organizations: A Proposal for Their Classification / Roberto Virzo -- The League of Nations and the Emergence of Privileges and Immunities of International Organizations / Vittorio Mainetti -- International Organizations and Immunity from Legal Process: An Uncertain Evolution / Massimo Francesco Orzan -- Responsibility for Human Rights Violations by International Organizations / Guillaume Le Floch -- The Control Criterion between Responsibility of States and Responsibility of International Organizations / Pietro Pustorino -- International Organizations and Gender Discrimination: Supersexing Gender Mainstreaming / Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol -- Handle with Care! The Succession between International Organizations / Ivan Ingravallo -- Settlement of Disputes by International Courts and Tribunals of Regional International Organizations / Elisa Tino -- The Right of Access to Justice for the Staff of International Organizations: The Need for a Reform in the Light of the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 1 Feb. 2012 / Daniele Gallo -- Index / Roberto Virzo and Ivan Ingravallo.