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Law of International Organizations
A. Bredimas - G. Kyriakopoulos
Abstract:
This manual focuses on the general theory of international organiza-
tions on the basis of a comparative study of their institutions and functions.
The legal rules discussed herein are delimited by the interplay of two trends:
On one side, the autonomy of international organizations in the performance
of their functions; on the other, that international institutions are secondary
international legal persons, being the creation of states that founded them for
their needs. The characteristics of international organizations are so diverse
that finding common elements is problematic. Nevertheless, some concepts are
common to all international organizations. These common elements (constitu-
ent instrument, legal personality, State participation, organizational structure,
decision-making process, immunities and privileges) constitute the main sub-
jects of this work.
ISBN 978-960-562-610-5
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