The International Responsibility of International Organisations: Cooperation in Peacekeeping Operations
Moritz P. Moelle - Cambridge University Press, 2017
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| Anteprima |
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.
