Accountability for Human Rights Violations by International Organisations (7) (International Law)

ISBN 10: 9050957463 / ISBN 13: 9789050957465

Published by Intersentia, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accountability for Human Rights Violations by International Organisations (7) (International Law)
• Publisher: Intersentia
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9050957463
• ISBN 13: 9789050957465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

With the proliferation of international organizations and their ever increasing role in a wide range of policy fields, situations multiply in which human rights are threatened or violated through the actions, operations, or policies of such organizations. This book is the first to explore these problems in a comprehensive manner and to examine the accountability mechanisms that are available. In the first section, the contributions study general concepts, such as the accountability of international organizations as an evolving legal concept, international organizations as independent actors, the logic of sliding scales in the law of international responsibility, and the relations between the international organizations and their Member States in regard to their respective obligations and responsibilities. Subsequent parts of the book focus on the accountability for human rights violations attributable to international organizations in four areas: peace and humanitarian operations, international civil administration, economic governance, and the staff of international organizations.

About the Author

Jan Wouters is Jean Monnet Chair, Professor of International Law and International Organisations and Director of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Institute for International Law at the University of Leuven. Eva Brems is Professor of Human Rights Law and Non-Western Law at the University of Ghent. Stefaan Smis is Professor of International Dispute Settlement at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels and Reader in International Law at the University of Westminster. Pierre Schmitt is Research Fellow at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Institute for International Law at the University of Leuven.