LAW60038 Law of International Organisations (30 credits)

Year Running: 2016/2017

Credit level: F7

Pre-requisites for		LAW60040 LAW60041 LAW60053 LAW60054 LAW684 (when the module is running)
Co-requisites		LAW685
		MA Global Politics & Law students: core module `The Politics of International Law'
Additional Information		Limited to students on LLM in International & European Law, LLM in International Law, MA Global Law & Politics with previous knowledge of international law.

Description

With the inception of the UN system in 1945, inter-governmental organisations have become an integral feature of international relations. This module examines the legal regimes governing and produced by organisations. Issues considered include the legal and conceptual nature of organisations, legal personality, legal powers, membership issues, budegetary matters, representation, decision making, legal orders, accountability, responsibility, democracy, and the role of non-state actors within organisations. The module will draw on a range of organisations from the UN, to the WTO, NATO and the EU.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	280.0
Seminar	20.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	100 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.