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Zusatztext The world is increasingly dense with international organizations, yet they receive surprisingly little attention from international lawyers. Arguing that we are in "the age of IOs," Jose Alvarez offers a comprehensive treatment of the topic that skillfully melds theory, practice, and history. Deftly weaving together insights and evidence from both international law and international relations, International Organizations as Law-Makers provides one-stop shopping for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of international organizations. Informationen zum Autor José E. Alvarez is Professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches courses on international law, foreign investment, international legal theory, and international organizations, and is executive director of the Center on Global Legal Problems. Prior to entering academia in 1989, Professor Alvarez was an attorney adviser with the Office of the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State. While in the State Department, he worked on arbitrations before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, served on the negotiation teams for bilateral investment treaties and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, and was legal adviser to the administration of justice program in Latin America coordinated by the Agency of International Development. Professor Alvarez has also been in private practice and served as a judicial clerk on the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is President of the American Society of International Law. Klappentext This book addresses how international organizations with a global reach! such as the UN and the WTO! have changed the mechanisms and reasoning behind the making! implementation! and enforcement of international law. Alvarez argues that existing descriptions of international law and international organizations do not do justice to the complex changes resulting from the increased importance of these institutions after World War II! and especially from changes after the end of the Cold War. In particular! this book examines the impact of the institutions on international law through the day to day application and interpretation of institutional law! the making of multilateral treaties! and the decisions of a proliferating number of institutionalized dispute settlers. Zusammenfassung Addresses how international organizations with a global reach, such as the UN and the WTO, have changed the mechanisms and reasoning behind the implementation and enforcement of international law. This book examines the impact of the institutions on international law through the day to day application and interpretation of institutional law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Foreword: The Need for Organizational Insights 1: Introduction Part I: International Institutional Law: Selected Issues 2: Constitutional Interpretation 3: (Re) Introducing International Institutional Law 4: The Varied Forms of International Institutional Law Part II: Multilateral Treaty- Making 5: International Organizations as Treaty-Makers 6: Have IOs Improved Treaty-Making? Part III: Institutionalized Dispute Settlement 7: Dispute Settlement by 'Non-judicial' Actors 8: Dispute Settlement by 'Quasi-Judicial' and 'Judicial' Bodies 9: The Nature of International Adjudication 10: The Promise and Perils of International Organizations Index ...
