International Organizations: The Law and Practice of the United Nations

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Knowing how intergovernmental organizations, from those of the UN system to over 20 international courts and arbitral bodies, work is critical to international law practice and scholarship in the field. This course addresses the ways diplomatically grounded processes within such organizations affect the rules governing everything from the use of force to “technocratic” rules governing civil aviation and public health. The course examines the "law-making" and/or law-enforcement aspects of such entities as the UN, UN specialized agencies, and international financial institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank. It critically examines these institutions and their interaction with international courts, including efforts to render UN system organizations “accountable.” The course complements but does not overlap with basic survey courses on international law, human rights, and international trade.