International Organizations and World Governance

Teacher(s)

Gautier Philippe ; Dopagne Frédéric ;

Language

Anglais

Main themes

The course does not embark on a comparative description of the establishment, membership, functioning, legal personality, competence and powers of international organizations. Rather, it purports to highlight the stakes in these questions for general international law. The course thus essentially deals with the question of how the international legal order accommodates itself to international organizations. Against this backdrop, the main topics to be addressed are: - international and internal legal personality - intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations - membership and observers - privileges and immunities - competence and powers - legal acts (treaties, "secondary legislation", etc.) - responsibility of international organizations and of their member States - statutory sanctions - countermeasures A particular consideration is devoted to the United Nations.

Aims

The course aims at enabling students to acquire a thorough knowledge of the basic legal issues revolving around the creation and the activities of international organizations, and the ensuing "institutionalization" of international relations.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

 

At the end of the year, a written examination in English takes place to assess the knowledge acquired by the students. Students have three hours to answer around 4 questions. Some of the questions may consist of a casus or a commentary of a judicial decision or any other document.

During the examination, students may consult documents (treaties, resolutions,...) as well as judicial decisions referred to during the lectures. Handwritten comments on these documents are not allowed, except for cross references to other pages or articles. Underlining or highlighting  text is also authorized as well as the use of bookmarks.

Other information

Students may consult the set of documents made available to them on i-campus.

Students may consult the set of documents made available to them on i-campus.

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