Talk:Public International Law/Actors in International Law/International Organizations

Review 3 June 2023
Dear authors,

Thanks for the great chapter also from my side. I added some further small comments in the chapter that mainly relate to the links between this chapter and the umbrella-chapter (subjects and actors). In the intro/conslusion, I would find it useful to link the chapter to broader debates: the importance of IOs in times of global governance, global administrative law etc. Furthermore, the legal consequences that flow from the personhood of IOs could be a bit clearer in my opinion (the right to conclude treaties, standing before courts etc.)

Best, Raffaela --2A04:EE41:4:10E8:FC3E:3251:17D3:564E (discuss) 14:22, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Review 25 May 2023
Dear Grażyna, Viljam, and Tamsin,

I really enjoyed reading this chapter and I think it provides a good overview and point of entry for students to learn more about international organisations. I think the general part could be restructured a bit to make it more concise and I have added a number of comments in the text suggesting how you could do that.

Warmly, Sué

Sué González Hauck (discuss • contribs) 11:16, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Review: May 16, 2023
I found the chapter to be a well-structured and engaging exploration of the concept of international organizations and their various dimensions. The chapter provided a comprehensive and informative introduction to the structure of the United Nations (UN). You effectively presented the different organs and specialized agencies of the UN, offering students a clear understanding of its organizational framework. This section greatly contributed to the chapter's overall quality and facilitated comprehension of the UN's role in international law and affairs.

However, I did notice that the introduction to the UN was formulated in a somewhat provocative manner. It might be beneficial to clarify that the presentation of the UN is just one perspective among several. By acknowledging the existence of alternative perspectives, students will be better equipped to appreciate the diverse interpretations surrounding the UN's role.

Some minor things:

- Please use OSCOLA as your citation style and make sure you provide full and accurate references for all sources cited. It is important to take the time to ensure that all footnotes are correctly formatted according to OSCOLA.

- You will also find some comments in your chapter in which I elaborate on something more specifically. To view these comments, just open you chapter page and click on "Edit" in the top-right toolbox.

- You could add some more links to other chapters of the textbook.

- Note that I have made some linguistic improvements to the text

Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 10:16, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Older reviews
Dear authors, I find the structure and the list of sub-topics comprehensive and well-done. Even if I am aware of issue of space, I wanted to raise the question whether it will also make sense to touch upon the role of fact-finding missions and other forms international inquiry commissions in this ICL section. Perhaps this would be simply too much for this section. However, it could also be really interesting to cover pre-investigative steps at the international level, that can possibly both feed international criminal legal investigations and prosecutions (before international courts and mixed tribunals), as well as domestic investigation and prosecution of international crimes. This is just an idea. In any case, I am looking forward to your section! Milan Tahraoui

Dear authors:

I think the chapter needs substantial revision, in addition to being completed. For example, in the first part - on international organizations - it is stated that the ILC Draft Articles define "international organizations". In fact, the ILC did not define international organizations but simply identifies is the organizations to which the Draft Articles apply. Also, on the question of international legal personality, I suggest to include a reference to the ICJ Opinion on Reparations, which first addressed and defined the issue of international legal personality of the UN. The immunity of international organizations (and its employees) is not a given: it is generally considered not to be provided under customary international law, but it is provided in the instituting (or a subsequent) treaty.

If useful, I add to the small edits I made in the text, the following suggestions:

- Re Further Readings: please align citations, which appear to follow different styles. Also, I see you have 3 entries by Klabbers already, but I think you could also add: Klabbers, Advanced Introduction to the Law of International Organizations (Edward Elgar Pub, 2015)

- Re Conlusion: please write your conclusions

- Re Footnotes: please complete, and align citations in, your footnotes (some are either missing and/or need to be completed in accordance with a uniform style) Annalisa Ciampi