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Bowett's Law of International Institutions provides an introductory overview of the law of international institutions, covering the major organisations and explaining their role and governing law. Key Features Covers all the major global, regional and judicial institutions such as the UN, the IMF, the WTO, the ICJ, the International Tribunal for the Law of Sea, the ICC and the ICTs as well as the EU and Council of Europe Includes coverage of International organisations that regulate aspects of development such as: environmental, administrative, judicial, trade, economic or criminal Split into three parts, part one describes the global institutions and then the regional institutions, part two addresses the various functions of international organisations and part three considers the four sets of common institutional problems Table of Contents General Introduction Part I: Overview of existing International Institutions The United Nations UN Specialised Agencies Other autonomous organisations Regional Institutions: Introduction European Organisations The Americas and Caribbean Asia The Middle East Africa Part II: The function of International Organisations Legislative or normative function Executive and administrative functions Judicial and quasi-judicial function Part III: Common Institutional Problems Law governing the activities of International Organisations Legal Personality Membership and representation of members Financial aspects