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Part One. Legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

Chapter I. Legislative texts concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
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Chapter II. Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
A. Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations  
  1. Status of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946 5
  2. Agreements relating to missions, offices and meetings 5
    (a) Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Benin concerning the status of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the territory of the Republic of Benin. Cotonou, 8 February 2017 5
    (b) Host State Agreement between the United Nations and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs—Humanitarian Data Centre. New York, 11 July 2017 15
    (c) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning the activities in Jordan of the United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen. New York, 23 March 2017 and 28 July 2017 31
    (d) Memorandum of understanding between the Argentine Republic and the United Nations on south-south and triangular cooperation for achieving the 2030 agenda. Building innovative and inclusive partnerships. Buenos Aires, 7 September 2017 38
    (e) Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Colombia concerning the status of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. New York, 19 October 2017 41
  3. United Nations Office for Project Services 55
      Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Office for Project Services concerning the establishment of an Office for the United Nations Office for Project Services in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. Belgrade, 30 May 2017, and Copenhagen, 30 May 2017 55
  4. United Nations Human Settlements Programme 61
      Agreement between the United Nations, represented by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Government of the Republic of Tunisia on the establishment of a country office in the Republic of Tunisia. Paris, 16 May 2017 61
B. Treaties concerning the legal status of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations  
  1. Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies 72
  2. International Labour Organization 72
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization 72
    (a) Agreements regarding the establishment of FAO Representations and Offices 72
    (b) Agreements for hosting meetings of FAO Bodies 72
    (c) Agreements concerning FAO technical assistance activities 73
    (d) Employment-related matters 73
  4. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 74
  5. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 75
    (a) Grant agreement between UNIDO and the United States Agency for International Development regarding implementation of a project in Morocco entitled “H2O Maghreb Partnership Project”, signed on 28 April 2017 75
    (b) Basic cooperation agreement between UNIDO and the Government of Iraq, signed on 30 June 2017 75
    (c) Contribution arrangement between UNIDO and the Department of Natural Resources of Canada regarding implementation of a project entitled “Support and operation of the Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) Energy Management Working Group (EMWG)”, signed on 7 and 8 November 2017 76
    (d) Letter of agreement between UNIDO and the Swiss Confederation, through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs regarding implementation of a project entitled “Global Quality and Standards Programme”, signed on 27 November 2017 76
    (e) Trust fund agreement between UNIDO and the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy of the Republic of Austria regarding implementation of a project entitled “Private Financing Advisory Network”, signed on 5 December 2017 77
  6. International Criminal Court 77
    (a) Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 77
    (b) Amendment(s) to the Rome Statute 77
    (c) Ratification/Acceptance of amendments to the Rome Statute 78
    (d) Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the ICC 78

Part Two. Legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

Chapter III. General review of the legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
A. General review of the legal activities of the United Nations  
  1. Membership of the United Nations 81
  2. Peace and Security 81
    (a) Peacekeeping missions and operations 81
    (b) Political and peacebuilding missions 87
    (c) Other bodies 92
    (d) Missions of the Security Council 93
    (e) Action of Member States authorized by the Security Council 95
    (f) Sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations 98
    (g) Terrorism 105
    (h) Humanitarian law and human rights in the context of peace and security 109
    (i) Comprehensive assessment of United Nations peace operations 112
    (j) Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture 113
    (k) Piracy 113
    (l) Migrant smuggling and human trafficking 113
  3. Disarmament and related matters 114
    (a) Disarmament machinery 114
    (b) Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues 116
    (c) Biological and chemical weapons issues 118
    (d) Conventional weapons issues 119
    (e) Regional disarmament activities of the United Nations 122
    (f) Outer space (disarmament aspects) 125
    (g) Other disarmament measures and international security 126
  4. Legal aspects of peaceful uses of outer space 126
    (a) Legal Subcommittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 126
    (b) General Assembly 130
  5. Human Rights 130
    (a) Sessions of the United Nations human rights bodies and treaty bodies 130
    (b) Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 135
    (c) Right to development and poverty reduction 137
    (d) Right of peoples to self-determination 138
    (e) Economic, social and cultural rights 139
    (f) Civil and political rights 142
    (g) Rights of the child 148
    (h) Migrants 150
    (i) Internally displaced persons 150
    (j) Minorities 151
    (k) Indigenous issues 152
    (l) Terrorism and human rights 152
    (m) Persons with disabilities 154
    (n) Contemporary forms of slavery 154
    (o) Environment and human rights 155
    (p) Business and human rights 156
    (q) Promotion and protection of human rights 156
    (r) Miscellaneous 159
  6. Women 161
    (a) United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) 161
    (b) Commission on the Status of Women 162
    (c) Economic and Social Council 162
    (d) General Assembly 163
    (e) Security Council 163
  7. Humanitarian matters 163
    (a) Economic and Social Council 163
    (b) General Assembly 164
  8. Environment 164
    (a) United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn 164
    (b) Economic and Social Council 165
    (c) General Assembly 165
  9. Law of the Sea 167
    (a) Reports of the Secretary-General 167
    (b) Consideration by the General Assembly 168
    (c) Consideration by the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 169
  10. Crime prevention and criminal justice 170
    (a) Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption 170
    (b) Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPJ) 170
    (c) Economic and Social Council 171
    (d) General Assembly 171
  11. International drug control 172
    (a) Commission on Narcotic Drugs 172
    (b) Economic and Social Council 173
    (c) General Assembly 173
  12. Refugees and displaced persons 173
    (a) Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 173
    (b) General Assembly 173
  13. International Court of Justice 174
    (a) Organization of the Court 174
    (b) Jurisdiction of the Court 175
    (c) General Assembly 175
  14. International Law Commission 175
    (a) Membership of the Commission 175
    (b) Sixty-ninth session of the International Law Commission 176
    (c) Sixth Committee 178
    (d) General Assembly 178
  15. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 179
    (a) Fiftieth session of the Commission 179
    (b) Sixth Committee 181
    (c) General Assembly 181
  16. Legal questions dealt with by the Sixth Committee and other related subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly 182
    (a) Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission 182
    (b) United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law 183
    (c) Expulsion of aliens 184
    (d) Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization 185
    (e) The rule of law at the national and international levels 187
    (f) The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction 187
    (g) Effects of armed conflicts on treaties 188
    (h) Responsibility of international organizations 189
    (i) Measures to eliminate international terrorism 190
    (j) Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly 192
    (k) Administration of justice at the United Nations 193
    (l) Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country 194
    (m) Observer Status in the General Assembly 195
  17. Ad hoc international criminal tribunals 197
    (a) Organization of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 197
    (b) General Assembly 198
    (c) Security Council 198
B. General review of the legal activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations  
  1. International Labour Organization 199
    (a) Adoption of a Recommendation and resolutions, and withdrawal or abrogation of six Conventions, by the International Labour Conference during its 106th Session (Geneva, June 2017) 199
    (b) The Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group 202
    (c) Guidance documents submitted to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office 203
    (d) Special Tripartite Committee established under Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) 204
    (e) Legal Advisory Services and Training 204
    (f) Committee on Freedom of Association 204
    (g) Representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution and complaints made under article 26 of the ILO Constitution 205
  2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 205
    (a) Membership 205
    (b) Constitutional and general legal matters 205
    (c) Treaties, Commissions and other Statutory Bodies established under the auspices of the FAO 207
    (d) FAO’s digital strategy and use of cloud-based solutions 207
    (e) Information provided by FAO to, and in collaboration with, other United Nations System entities (LEGN) 208
    (f) Legislative assistance (LEGN) 209
    (g) Legislative studies, Legal Papers Online and other technical papers (LEGN) 211
  3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 211
    (a) International regulations 211
    (b) Human Rights 212
  4. World Health Organization 213
    (a) Institutional and administrative matters 213
    (b) Other Normative Developments and Activities 214
  5. International Monetary Fund 215
    (a) Membership 215
    (b) Key Policy Decisions of the IMF 216
  6. International Civil Aviation Organization 221
    (a) Depositary actions in relation to multilateral air law instruments 221
    (b) Activities of ICAO in the legal field 221
  7. Universal Postal Union 225
    (a) Agreements concluded by the Universal Postal Union 225
    (b) Establishment of formal relations between the UPU and other entities 226
    (c) Amendments to the Regulations to the Universal Postal Convention 226
  8. World Meteorological Organization 226
    (a) Membership 226
    (b) Agreements and other arrangements concluded in 2017 226
  9. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 231
  10. Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) 231
    (a) Membership 231
    (b) Legal status, privileges and immunities and international agreements 232
    (c) Legislative Assistance Activities 232
  11. International Atomic Energy Agency 232
    (a) Membership 232
    (b) Multilateral treaties under IAEA auspices 233
    (c) Safeguards Agreements 235
    (d) Revised supplementary agreements concerning the provision of technical assistance by the IAEA (RSA) 236
    (e) Other Treaties to which IAEA is a party 236
    (f) IAEA legislative assistance activities 236
    (g) Conventions 237
    (h) Civil liability for nuclear damage 239
  12. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 240
    (a) Membership 240
    (b) Legal status, privileges and immunities and international agreements 240
    (c) Legislative assistance activities 240
  13. World Trade Organization 242
    (a) Membership 242
    (b) Dispute Settlement 243
    (c) Amendments to the WTO Agreement 245
  14. International Criminal Court 246
    (a) Situations under preliminary examinations 246
    (b) Completed Preliminary Examinations 248
    (c) Situations under investigation 249
    (d) Victims’ participation in the proceedings: recent developments 255
    (e) Developments concerning the relationship between the ICC and the United Nations 256
Chapter IV. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
A. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations 259
B. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations 259
  1. World Health Organisation 259
  2. International Criminal Court 259
Chapter V. Decisions of the administrative tribunals of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
A. United Nations Dispute Tribunal 261
  1. Judgment No. UNDT/2017/018 (10 March 2017): Wondimu v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Non-reassignment—Revocation of appointment—Removal from post—Readvertisement of post 261
  2. Judgment No. UNDT/2017/062 (4 August 2017): Chama v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Proposed abolition of post—Receivability of application—Downsizing 263
  3. Judgment No. UNDT/2017/078 (28 September 2017): Buckley v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Compensation for loss of or damage to personal effects attributable to service—Duty of care in emergency situations—Negligence 264
  4. Judgment No. UNDT/2017/080 (29 September 2017): Timothy v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Abolition of Post—Indefinite appointment—Separation from service—Administration’s Obligation under Staff Rule 9.6(e) and 9.6(f) 265
  5. Judgment No. UNDT/2017/091 (29 November 2017): Campeau v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      United nations privileges and immunities—Duty to cooperate with national authorities—Exercise discretion—Duty of care 267
  6. Judgment No. UNDT/2017/097 (29 December 2017): Lloret Alcaniz, Zhao, Xie, Kutner and Krings v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Conversion of a portion of the salary into an allowance—Acquired rights 269
B. Decisions of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal 272
  1. Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-742 (31 March 2017): Kallon v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Claims for moral damages supported by only the complainant’s testimony satisfies the burden of proof if found to be reliable and credible 272
  2. Judgment no. 2017-UNAT-750, Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-751, Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-752, Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-753, Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-754, Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-755, Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-756 (14 July 2017): Kagizi et al., Wanza et al., Baguma et al., Kiluwe et al., Kisubi et al., Ramzani et al. and Nkashama et al. v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Non-renewal of appointment not appealable when properly implemented in consequence of General Assembly’s decision to abolish posts 273
  3. Judgment 2017-UNAT-759, Judgment 2017-UNAT-763, Judgment 2017-UNAT-764, Judgment 2017-UNAT-765, Judgment 2017-UNAT-766, Judgment 2017-UNAT-767, and Judgment 2017-UNAT-768 (14 July 2017): Hassanin, Crotty, Zachariah, Fasanella, Alsado, Wrigth, and Smith v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      United Nations’ obligation to give priority consideration to permanent staff facing termination due to abolition of post 274
  4. Judgment 2017-UNAT-785 (27 October 2017): Smith v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Temporary job opening announced internally—Restriction limiting recruitment to staff members at a particular duty station is unlawful 275
  5. Judgment 2017-UNAT-787 (27 October 2017): Auda v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Testimonial evidence without corroboration by independent evidence (expert or otherwise) is not satisfactory proof to support an award of moral damages 275
  6. Judgment 2017-UNAT-801 and Judgment No. 2017-UNAT-807 (27 October 2017): Faye and Rockcliffe v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Staff members of the pension fund duly elected to the United Nations Pension Fund’s Staff Pension Committee have the same rights/privileges as other elected members 276
  7. Judgment 2017-UNAT-802 (27 October 2017): Riecan v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      No need for interview panel to consider e-Pas of applicants and reflect consideration of e-Pas in assessment report 276
C. Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization 278
D. Decisions of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal 278
E. Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund 279
  1. Judgment No. 2017-1 (15 November 2017): Mr. “MM” v. International Monetary Fund  
      Decision of the Staff Retirement Plan (SRP) Administration Committee Granting Request of Former Spouse To Give Effect to Divorce Judgment Awarding Marital Portion of Applicant’s Future Pension Payments—Interpretation of The Provisions of SRP Section 11.3 and implementing Rules 279
  2. Judgment No. 2017-2 (11 December 2017): Ms. “NN” v. International Monetary Fund  
      Denial of opportunity to compete for vacancy as a Result of Absence of Pre-screening Interview—Departments discretion to fashion their own Selection Processes—Binding Character of Elected Selection Processes—Prejudgment of Applicant’s Suitability for a Vacancy without subjecting her to the Established Process for Making the Selection Decision—Abuse of Discretion by Fund When Deciding not to afford Applicant a Pre-Screening Interview 281
Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the secretariats of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
A. Legal opinions of the Secretariat of the United Nations 283
    Procedural and institutional issues 283
    (a) Letter from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel to the CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Washington, D.C., regarding the participation of the GEF in meetings of the United Nations 283
    (b) Note to the Chef de Cabinet, Executive Office of the Secretary-General (“EOSG”), regarding the status of the African Union in the United Nations 285
    (c) E-mail message to the Secretary, First Committee, and Chief, Disarmament and Peace Affairs Branch, regarding the election of an ambassador accredited to the United Nations Office at Geneva (“UNOG”) as Chair of a Main Committee of the General Assembly 287
    (d) Note from the Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs to the Chef de Cabinet, Executive Office of the Secretary-General (“EOSG”), regarding the Secretary-General’s authority to establish a follow-on mechanism to a Board of Inquiry 288
B. Legal opinions of the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations 290
  1. International Labour Organization 290
    (a) Legal opinions rendered during the 106th session of the International Labour Conference (June 2017) 290
    (b) Legal opinions rendered at the Meeting of the Working Group of the Special Tripartite Committee established under Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) 291
  2. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 293
    (a) Internal e-mail message to the Officer-in-Charge of the UNIDO Department of Operational Support Services concerning the responsibility for fire insurance at the [United Nations Headquarters] 293
    (b) Internal e-mail message to the Investigator of the UNIDO Office of Internal Oversight and Ethics concerning the unauthorized registration of UNIDO trademark regarding a project 294
    (c) Internal e-mail message to the UNIDO Senior Human Resource Officer concerning the status of the [NGO] at the [United Nations Headquarters] 296
    (d) Internal e-mail message to the Officer-in-Charge of the UNIDO Department of Operational Support Services 297
    (e) External e-mail message to the Legal Adviser of the [UN Organization] concerning the scope of Section 21 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies 298
    (f) Internal e-mail message to a UNIDO consultant concerning childcare allowance 299
    (g) External e-mail message to the Legal Adviser of the [United Nations Organization] concerning claims by private domestic helpers against UNIDO officials 301
    (h) Note verbale to the [Federal Ministry] concerning the residency issues of retirees and officials in [Host Country] 301
    (i) External e-mail message to the Legal Adviser of the [United Nations Organization] concerning tax exemption on United Nations pensions in [Host Country] 302
    (j) Note verbale to the [Federal Ministry] concerning a dispute between a UNIDO consultant and [regional social security institution] on childcare allowance 303
    (k) External e-mail to the United Nations Legal Counsel in relation to Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission 305
    (l) Note verbale to the [Federal Ministry] of [Host Country] concerning a former member of an association, being denied access to the [United Nations Headquarters] 308
    (m) External e-mail to the Legal Adviser of the [UN Organization] concerning the selection and appointment of the Executive Head 309
    (n) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO Programme Officer concerning a letter of credentials of UNIDO Representative in the [State] 310
    (o) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO Director of the Office of Internal Oversight and Ethics concerning the position of the ILO Administrative Tribunal on burden of proof required for misconduct 311
    (p) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO consultant concerning tax status of [Host Country] consultants 312
    (q) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO Officer-in-Charge of the UNIDO Department of Operational Support Services concerning a Joint Inspection Unit (“JIU”) study on administrative support services 313
    (r) Internal e-mail to the Managing Director of the UNIDO Department concerning a request for UNIDO’s endorsement 314
    (s) Internal e-mail to the Chief of the UNIDO Financial Management of Technical Cooperation Division concerning a proposed amendment to Staff Regulation 6.8 315
    (t) Internal e-mail to the Chief of the UNIDO Department of Finance concerning the Interpretation of Financial Regulation 4.2 on unencumbered balance of the appropriations 317
    (u) External e-mail to a certified auditor and tax consultant of [Host Country] concerning the interpretation of 24 (c) of Headquarters Agreement regarding valued added taxes (VAT) 318
    (v) Internal e-mail to the Chief of the UNIDO Financial Management of Technical Cooperation Division concerning taxation of UNIDO in [State] 319
    (w) Note verbale to the [Federal Ministry] of [Host Country] concerning issuance of a legitimation card for a senior official of UNIDO 320
    (x) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO Director of Policymaking Organs concerning the acceptance of new agenda items and draft resolution to the seventeenth session of the UNIDO General Conference 320
  3. Universal Postal Union 322
      Legal Affairs Directorate memorandum No. 01/2017 to the Council of Administration—Legal assessment of issues arising from certain measures announced by the designated operator of the [name of State] 322
C. Specific issues arising from the applicable legal principles and provisions 327
D. Ancillary considerations potentially stemming from the General Agreement on Trade in Services 336
E. Potential consequences in case of violation of the Acts of the Union 338
F. Conclusions and possible recommendations 339

Part Three. Judicial decisions on questions relating to the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

Chapter VII. Decisions and advisory opinions of international tribunals View PDF file
A. International Court of Justice 343
  1. Judgments 343
  2. Advisory Opinions 343
  3. Pending cases and advisory proceedings as at 31 December 2017 343
B. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 344
  1. Judgments and Orders 344
  2. Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2017 345
C. International Criminal Court 345
    Situations and cases before the Court as at 31 December 2017 347
    (a) Situation in Uganda 347
    (b) Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 347
    (c) Situation in Darfur, the Sudan 347
    (d) Situation in the Central African Republic 348
    (e) Situation in Kenya 348
    (f) Situation in Libya 348
    (g) Situation in Côte d’Ivoire 348
    (h) Situation in Mali 349
D. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 349
  1. Judgement delivered by the Appeals Chamber 349
  2. Judgements delivered by the Trial Chambers 349
  3. Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2017 349
E. Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals 350
    Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2017 350
F. Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 350
  1. Judgement delivered by the Supreme Court Chamber 351
  2. Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2017 351
G. Special Tribunal for Lebanon 351
    Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2017 351
H. Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone 352
Chapter VIII. Decisions of national tribunals View PDF file

Part Four. Bibliography

Bibliography View PDF file
A. International organizations in general  
  1. General 357
  2. Responsibility of international organizations 358
B. United Nations  
  1. General 358
  2. Principal organs and subsidiary bodies 359
      General Assembly 359
      Security Council 359
      International Court of Justice 360
      Secretariat 362
C. Intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations  
  1. Food and Agricultural Organization 363
  2. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 363
  3. International Atomic Energy Agency 364
  4. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes 364
  5. International Civil Aviation Organization 366
  6. International Criminal Court 366
  7. International Fund for Agricultural Development 374
  8. International Labour Organization 374
  9. International Maritime Organization 377
  10. International Monetary Fund 377
  11. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 378
  12. Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization 378
  13. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 378
  14. Universal Postal Union 379
  15. World Bank Group 379
  16. World Health Organization 380
  17. World Intellectual Property Organization 381
  18. World Trade Organization 382
  19. World Tourism Organization 383
D. Other legal issues  
  1. Aggression 383
  2. Aviation Law 384
  3. Collective Security 384
  4. Commercial Arbitration 385
  5. Consular Relations 386
  6. Diplomatic Protection 386
  7. Diplomatic Relations 386
  8. Disarmament 387
  9. Environmental Questions 387
  10. Financing 389
  11. Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States 389
  12. Human Rights 390
  13. International Administrative Law 393
  14. International Commercial Law 393
  15. International Criminal Law 393
  16. International Economic Law 398
  17. International Terrorism 399
  18. International Trade law 400
  19. International Tribunals 401
  20. International Waterways 403
  21. Intervention and humanitarian intervention 404
  22. Jurisdiction 405
  23. Law of Armed Conflict 406
  24. Law of the Sea 407
  25. Law of Treaties 410
  26. Membership and Representation 411
  27. Most Favored Nation Clause 411
  28. Narcotic Drugs 411
  29. Natural Resources 412
  30. Non-Governmental Organizations 412
  31. Non-self-governing Territories 412
  32. Outer Space Law 412
  33. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 413
  34. Peacekeeping and related activities 413
  35. Piracy 414
  36. Political and Security Questions 414
  37. Progressive Development and Codification of International Law 415
  38. Recognition of States 420
  39. Refugees and internally displaced persons 420
  40. Right of Asylum 421
  41. Rule of Law 421
  42. Self-defence 422
  43. Self-determination 422
  44. State Immunity 423
  45. State Responsibility 423
  46. State Sovereignty 424
  47. State Succession 424
  48. Transitional Justice 425
  49. Use of Force 426
Annex. Organizational chart of the United Nations System 427