international organizations Flashcards
definition of IGO
A non-State entity with international legal personality separate from that of the States which established it.
A body:
Based on a formal instrument of agreement between the governments of nation states;
including three or more nation states as parties to the agreement;
possessing a permanent secretariat performing ongoing tasks
created by treaty, resoluton or declaration
Defintions of NGO
Set up by individuals or groups
Governed by the law of the country where the NGO is incorporated
Ex.: Amnesty International, Greenpeace
States are usually not parties of NGOs
legal personality of IGO
IGOs have legal personality
Usually conferred by treaty or other constitutive instrument
Relative concept
Specific rights, duties and powers
Privileges and immunities
International responsibility an liability
Legislative, executive and administrative functions
Sources of legal personality:
Constituent treaty
Case law
executive/administrative, legislative power
legislative : council/assembly
executive: secretariat/chif administrative officer
United Nations creation
response to WWII after the failure of the league of nations, 193 nations, 1945, UN charter
UN purposes
maintain peace and security develop friendly relations among nations, cooperate in solving international problems, promoting respect for huamn rights, UN works everyday to promote gender quelaity, fight climate change, reduce poverty, international harmony and cooperation
6 amin organs of United Nations
the secretariat, general assembly, security council, international court of justice,, economic and social council, trusteeship council
secretariat
located in different countries, answer to UN alone,carry out the daily operations of the UN, parliament of nations, secretary general
general assembly (Parliament of Nations)
each member state has one vote, make decisions on many types of issues, like international security, climate change, global trading
Has 6 main committees who carry out various tasks when the Assembly is not meeting
First Committee (Disarmament & International Security)
Second Committee (Economic & Financial)
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural)
Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization)
Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary)
Sixth Committee (Legal)
Security council
permanent members : China
France
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States
Fifteen coucil members, discuss issues of peace and security
INternational course on justice (The Hague/ World Court)
Located in Netherlands, main justice organ and settles diputes among coutrie, not people, legal opinions on cases and on the interpretation of International Treaties,
economic and social council
