The impact of international organizations on international law /
Alvarez, José E., 1955-
The impact of international organizations on international law / by José E. Alvarez. - 1 online resource - Collected courses of the Xiamen Academy of International Law, Volume 7 1875-4678 ; . - Collected courses of the Xiamen Academy of International Law ; v. 7. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Legal positivism and its discontents -- The UN Charter over time : the contemporary Security Council -- The contemporary General Assembly -- A contemporary specialized agency : the WHO -- The main functions of international adjudication -- Three challenges posed by international organizations.
The Impact of International Organizations on International Law addresses how international organizations, particularly those within the UN system, have changed the forms, contents, and effects of international law. Alvarez considers the impact on sovereigns and actions taken by the contemporary Security Council, the UN General Assembly, and UN Specialized Agencies such as the World Health Organization. He considers the diverse functions performed by adjudicators? from judges of the International Criminal Court to arbitrators within the international investment regime. This text raises fundamental questions concerning the future of international law given the challenges international organizations pose to legal positivism, to traditional conceptions of sovereignty, and to the rule of law itself.
9004328408 (E-book) 9789004328402 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper)
10.1163/9789004328402 doi
968846 MIL
2016032606
018239671 Uk
United Nations.
International law.
International agencies.
International Agencies
Organisations internationales.
international organizations.
LAW--International.
International agencies.
International law.
Völkerrecht
Internationale Organisation
United Nations.
International institutions.
Public international law.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
KZ3410
341
The impact of international organizations on international law / by José E. Alvarez. - 1 online resource - Collected courses of the Xiamen Academy of International Law, Volume 7 1875-4678 ; . - Collected courses of the Xiamen Academy of International Law ; v. 7. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Legal positivism and its discontents -- The UN Charter over time : the contemporary Security Council -- The contemporary General Assembly -- A contemporary specialized agency : the WHO -- The main functions of international adjudication -- Three challenges posed by international organizations.
The Impact of International Organizations on International Law addresses how international organizations, particularly those within the UN system, have changed the forms, contents, and effects of international law. Alvarez considers the impact on sovereigns and actions taken by the contemporary Security Council, the UN General Assembly, and UN Specialized Agencies such as the World Health Organization. He considers the diverse functions performed by adjudicators? from judges of the International Criminal Court to arbitrators within the international investment regime. This text raises fundamental questions concerning the future of international law given the challenges international organizations pose to legal positivism, to traditional conceptions of sovereignty, and to the rule of law itself.
9004328408 (E-book) 9789004328402 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper)
10.1163/9789004328402 doi
968846 MIL
2016032606
018239671 Uk
United Nations.
International law.
International agencies.
International Agencies
Organisations internationales.
international organizations.
LAW--International.
International agencies.
International law.
Völkerrecht
Internationale Organisation
United Nations.
International institutions.
Public international law.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
KZ3410
341