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The International Responsibility of International Organisations

The International Responsibility of International Organisations

The International Responsibility of International Organisations

Cooperation in Peacekeeping Operations
Moritz P. Moelle, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
February 2017
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Hardback
9781107124158

    The International Responsibility of International Organisations addresses the joint responsibility of organisations for violations of international law committed during the deployment of peacekeeping operations. More specifically, it inquires if and under which circumstances - in terms of the notion of control - international organisations can be jointly responsible. The author analyses the practice of international organisations (the United Nations, NATO, the European Union, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States) on an inter-institutional level, as well as in the field in the form of five case studies. The likelihood and distribution of responsibility between international organisations engaged in peacekeeping operations is affected by the different layers of applicable primary norms (Security Council mandates, internal law of the organisations, international humanitarian and human rights law). Although external pressure may contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of holding international organisations jointly responsible, any substantial measures and mechanisms can only be implemented with the participation of states and international organisations.

    • Proposes a new criterion of attribution for international organisations cooperating in peacekeeping operations
    • Adopts a holistic approach by analysing different levels of interplay between the UN and the regional organisations
    • Uses case studies to analyse the practice of international organisations (the United Nations, NATO, the European Union, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States) on an inter-institutional level, as well as in the field

    Product details

    February 2017
    Hardback
    9781107124158
    404 pages
    236 × 160 × 28 mm
    0.71kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Cooperation in peacekeeping and peace enforcement activities under the United Nations Charter
    • 2. The (emerging) system of collective security consisting of the United Nations and regional organisations
    • 3. From the broader legal framework to international responsibility
    • 4. The case studies
    • 5. The law applying in peacekeeping operations
    • 6. Conclusions and recommendations.
      Author
    • Moritz P. Moelle , Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

      Moritz P. Moelle works as a legal adviser in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. He gained previous work experience in the peacekeeping training programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, the International Law Commission of the UN, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and at the Leiden Journal of International Law.