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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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  1. Federal level: Act of 25 November 2018 ratifying the Additional Protocol to the Supplementary Agreement to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations between the Kingdom of Belgium and the United Nations, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1976, done at Brussels on 11 July 2012, and New York on 11 July 2012, Moniteur Belge, 9 September 2019 3
  2. Federal level: Addendum to the Act of 8 April 1953 ratifying the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, adopted in New York on 21 November 1947, by the General Assembly of the United Nations, at its second session, Moniteur Belge, 21 August 2019 3
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) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea on the establishment of a UNOPS office in Papua New Guinea. Copenhagen, 19 October 2018 and Waigani, 8 February 2019 5
    (b) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco concerning arrangements for the Africa Region Midterm Review of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024, held at Marrakesh, Morocco, on 18 and 19 March 2019. New York, 15 March 2019 7
    (c) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Kazakhstan concerning the hosting of the seminar on fostering cooperation and enhancing consultation mechanisms among the existing nuclear-weapon-free zones, to be held in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) from 28 to 29 August 2019. New York, 29 May 2019 and 14 June 2019 11
    (d) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Nations Population Fund regarding the arrangements for “The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the Promise”. New York, 31 May 2019 and Nairobi, 21 June 2019 15
    (e) Agreement between the United Nations Office for Project Services and the Kingdom of Tonga concerning the establishment of an Office in Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga. Nuku’alofa, 8 July 2019 20
    (f) Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Haiti on the status of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (“BINUH”). Port-au-Prince, 12 October 2019 30
  3. United Nations Development Programme 41
      Standard Basic Assistance Agreement (SBAA) between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of the Republic of Fiji. Suva, 25 February 2019 41
  4. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 51
      Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights concerning the establishment of a country office in Sudan. New York, 25 September 2019 51
  5. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women 63
    (a) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (“UN Women”) on the application mutatis mutandis of the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement (“SBAA”), concluded between the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme, to UN Women, its premises, property and assets as well as to its personnel in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. New York, 17 September 2012, Dhaka, 22 January 2014, New York, 15 July 2014, Dhaka, 21 August 2014, New York, 9 October 2014 and Dhaka, 9 June 2019 63
    (b) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (“UN Women”) on the application mutatis mutandis of the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement (“SBAA”), concluded between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Nations Development Programme, to UN Women, its premises, property and assets as well as to its personnel in the Kingdom of Bahrain. New York, 17 December 2018 and Manama, 18 June 2019 68
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 70
  2. International Labour Organisation 70
  3. International Atomic Energy Agency 70
      Status of the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1959 70
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization 70
    (a) Agreements regarding FAO Representations and Offices 70
    (b) Agreements for hosting meetings of FAO Bodies 71
  5. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 71
    (a) Agreements relating to conferences, seminars and other meetings 71
    (b) Constitutional amendments 72
  6. Universal Postal Union 73
    (a) Memorandum of understanding between the Universal Postal Union (“UPU”) and the Burgendy School of Business signed on 25 June and 29 July 2019 73
    (b) Memorandum of understanding between the Universal Postal Union (“UPU”) and the Global Alliance of Data-Driven Marketing Associations signed on 30 June and 29 July 2019 73
  7. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 73
    (a) Application of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies in respect of UNIDO 73
    (b) Provisions of treaties or other international agreements relating to the legal status, privileges and immunities of UNIDO which came into force in 2019 74
  8. International Organization for Migration 76
  9. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 76
  10. 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 International Criminal Court 79

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 83
  2. Peace and Security 83
    (a) Peacekeeping operations and missions 83
    (b) Political and peacebuilding missions 90
    (c) Other bodies 99
    (d) Missions of the Security Council 100
    (e) Action of Member States authorized by the Security Council 102
    (f) Sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations 104
    (g) Terrorism 110
    (h) Humanitarian law and human rights in the context of peace and security 112
    (i) Comprehensive assessment of United Nations peace operations 117
    (j) Piracy 117
    (k) Migrant smuggling and human trafficking 118
  3. Disarmament and related matters 119
    (a) Disarmament machinery 119
    (b) Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues 121
    (c) Biological and chemical weapons issues 124
    (d) Conventional weapons issues 126
    (e) Regional disarmament activities of the United Nations 129
    (f) Outer space (disarmament aspects) 132
    (g) Antarctica (arms control aspects) 133
    (h) Other disarmament measures and international security 133
  4. Legal aspects of peaceful uses of outer space 134
    (a) Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 134
    (b) General Assembly 138
  5. Human rights 138
    (a) Sessions of the United Nations human rights bodies and treaty bodies 138
    (b) Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 142
    (c) Right to development and poverty reduction 144
    (d) Right of peoples to self-determination 146
    (e) Economic, social and cultural rights 147
    (f) Civil and political rights 151
    (g) Rights of the child 159
    (h) Migrants 161
    (i) Internally displaced persons 162
    (j) Minorities 163
    (k) Indigenous issues 164
    (l) Terrorism and human rights 165
    (m) Persons with disabilities 167
    (n) Contemporary forms of slavery 168
    (o) Environment and human rights 168
    (p) Business and human rights 169
    (q) Promotion and protection of human rights 170
    (r) Miscellaneous 173
  6. Women 176
    (a) United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) 176
    (b) Commission on the Status of Women 177
    (c) Economic and Social Council 177
    (d) General Assembly 178
    (e) Security Council 178
  7. Humanitarian matters 178
    (a) Economic and Social Council 178
    (b) General Assembly 178
  8. Environment 179
    (a) United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid 179
    (b) Economic and Social Council 179
    (c) General Assembly 180
  9. Law of the Sea 181
    (a) Reports of the Secretary-General 181
    (b) Consideration by the General Assembly 182
    (c) Consideration by the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 185
    (d) Capacity-Building 186
  10. Crime prevention and criminal justice 187
    (a) Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 187
    (b) Economic and Social Council 187
    (c) General Assembly 188
  11. International drug control 189
    (a) Commission on Narcotic Drugs 189
    (b) Economic and Social Council 189
    (c) General Assembly 189
  12. Refugees and displaced persons 189
    (a) Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 190
    (b) General Assembly 190
  13. International Court of Justice 191
    (a) Organization of the Court 191
    (b) Jurisdiction of the Court 191
    (c) General Assembly 191
  14. International Law Commission 192
    (a) Membership of the Commission 192
    (b) Seventy-first session of the International Law Commission 192
    (c) Sixth Committee 196  
    (d) General Assembly 196
  15. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 196
    (a) Fifty-second session of the Commission 196
    (b) Sixth Committee 198
    (c) General Assembly 199
  16. Legal questions dealt with by the Sixth Committee and other related subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly 199
    (a) Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts 199
    (b) Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission 200
    (c) United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law 202
    (d) Diplomatic protection 202
    (e) Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm 203
    (f) Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization 205
    (g) The rule of law at the national and international levels 206
    (h) The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction 207
    (i) The law of transboundary aquifers 208
    (j) Measures to eliminate international terrorism 209
    (k) Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly 210
    (l) Administration of justice at the United Nations 211
    (m) Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country 212
    (n) Observer Status in the General Assembly 213
  17. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals 213
    (a) Organization of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals 213
    (b) General Assembly 214
    (c) Security Council 214
B. General review of the legal activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations  
  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 215
    (a) Membership 215
    (b) Constitutional and general legal matters 215
    (c) Treaties, Commissions and other Statutory Bodies established under the auspices of the FAO 217
    (d) Cash-based transfers schemes 218
    (e) New Policies on the prevention of Sexual Harassment and Whisteblower protection 218
    (f) Legislative assistance (LEGN) 219
    (g) Legislative studies, Legal Papers Online and other technical papers (LEGN) 220
    (h) Employment-related matters 221
  2. International Fund for Agricultural Development 221
    (a) Governing Council 221
    (b) Executive Board 222
  3. International Labour Organization 225
    (a) Legal Activities and Decisions 225
    (b) The Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group 228
    (c) Guidance documents submitted to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office 229
    (d) Legal advisory services and training 231
    (e) Committee on Freedom of Association 231
    (f) Representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution and complaints made under article 26 of the ILO Constitution 232
  4. International Monetary Fund 232
    (a) Membership 232
    (b) Key policy decisions of the IMF 233
  5. International Maritime Organization 236
    (a) Membership 236
    (b) Review of the legal activities 237
  6. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 241
    (a) International regulations 241
    (b) Human rights 242
  7. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 243
    (a) Constitutional matters 243
    (b) Agreements and other arrangements concluded in 2019 243
  8. Universal Postal Union 243
    (a) Membership 243
    (b) Agreements concluded by the Universal Postal Union 244
  9. World Health Organization 244
    (a) Institutional and administrative matters 244
    (b) Other Normative Developments and Activities 245
  10. International Atomic Energy Agency 247
    (a) Membership 247
    (b) Multilateral treaties under IAEA auspices 247
    (c) Safeguards Agreements 250
    (d) Revised supplementary agreements concerning the provision of technical assistance by the IAEA (RSA) 250
    (e) IAEA legislative assistance activities 250
    (f) Conventions 251
    (g) Civil liability for nuclear damage 252
  11. International Organization of Migration 253
    (a) Membership 253
    (b) International Migration Review Forums 253
  12. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 253
    (a) Membership 253
    (b) Legal status, privileges and immunities and international agreements 253
    (c) Legislative assistance activities 254
    (d) Other normative developments and activities of the Policy-Making Organs 257
  13. World Trade Organization 258
    (a) Membership 258
    (b) Dispute Settlement 259
    (c) Amendment of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism Contained in Annex 3 to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization 260
    (d) Acceptances of Protocols 260
  14. International Criminal Court 261
    (a) Situations under Preliminary Examination 261
    (b) Completed preliminary examinations 275
    (c) Situations under investigation 279
    (d) Outstanding Requests for Arrest and Surrender 292
    (e) Victims’ participation in the proceedings: recent developments 295
    (f) In-house legal representation of victims in the proceedings: the Role of the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (the “OPCV”) 297
    (g) Developments concerning the relationship between the ICC and the UN 298
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 299
B. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations 299
  1. International Labour Organization 299
  2. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 299
  3. United Nations World Tourism Organization 299
  4. Universal Postal Union 300
Chapter V. Decisions of the administrative tribunals of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations View PDF file
A. Decisions of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal 301
  1. Judgment No. UNDT/2019/004 (14 January 2019): Younis v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Receivability (UNDT)—Ratione Materiae—Administrative decision—Learning and development opportunities—Terms and conditions of employment 301
  2. Judgment No. UNDT/2019/016 (31 January 2019): Nikolarakis v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Revision of judgment—Receivability (UNDT)—Discovery of decisive fact—Unknown fact—Definition of party—Applicant and respondent—Counsel—Legal representative 302
  3. Judgment No. UNDT/2019/032 (26 February 2019): Ladu v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Summary dismissal—Standard of proof—Due process—Proportionality of the sanction for security officers—Role of counsel as an officer of the tribunal 303
  4. Judgment No. UNDT/2019/085 (16 May 2019): Avramoski v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Refusal to correct the date of entry on duty (EOD) as an administrative decision—Decision affecting the terms and conditions of a staff member—Decision triggering the deadline for a management evaluation request—Data entry in ERP system as an expression of an administrative decision—Temporal jurisdiction of UNDT 304
  5. Judgment No. UNDT/2019/124 (5 July 2019): Gueben v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Remand from UNAT to Administration—Exercise of discretion for granting a permanent appointment—Conformity of decision with UNAT Judgment remand to Administration—Administrative practice—Non-discrimination—Termination indemnity 304
  6. Judgment No. UNDT/2019/129/Corr.1 (23 July 2019): Applicant v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Complaint of harassment—Duty of confidentiality—Deadline for investigation process—Investigation privilege—Disclosure of investigation report—Moral damages—Compensation 305
B. Decisions of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal 306
  1. UNAT Order No. 353 (2019) (6 September 2019): Nouinou v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Abuse of process—Abusive conduct—Serious accusations against Judges—Code of Conduct for Legal Representatives and Litigants in Person 306
  2. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-912 (29 March 2019): Clemente v. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board  
      UNJSPF—Surviving spouse—Widow’s benefit—Previous marriage—Validity of marriage—Null and void marriage—Marital status—Interpretation of marriage—Domestic law—Private international law—Common law marriage 307
  3. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-914 (29 March 2019): Oglesby v. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund  
      Discrimination—Sex discrimination—Sexual orientation—Same-sex marriage—Equal treatment—Marital status—Marriage after separation from service—UNJSPF—Survivor’s benefits—Widower’s benefit—Prospective survivor—Competence of tribunal—Power to grant relief 308
  4. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-918 (29 March 2019): Nadasan v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Standard of review—Disciplinary sanction—Misconduct—Sexual harassment—Separation from service—Standard of proof—Proportionality of sanction—Procedural errors—Investigation—Witnesses 309
  5. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-939 (28 June 2019): Delaunay v. Registrar of the International Court of Justice  
      Duty to protect staff—Harassment—Compensation—Moral damages—Legal fees 310
  6. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-941 (28 June 2019): Dieng v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Management evaluation—Extension of time—Good faith—Estoppel—Receivability (UNDT)—Ratione temporis 311
  7. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-949 (25 October 2019): Sheffer v. Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization  
      Requirement of neutral first instance process under the UNAT Statute—Remand—Advisory nature of the Staff Appeals Board’s decision—Distinction between recommendation and decision 312
  8. Judgment No. 2019-UNAT-975 (25 October 2019): Reilly v. Secretary-General of the United Nations  
      Jurisdiction and competence of the Appeals Tribunal—Appeal against case management or interlocutory order—Receivability—End of a judge’s term—Reassignment of cases—Legal interpretation of General Assembly resolutions—Judicial independence—Fair trial 312
C. Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization 313
D. Decisions of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal 313
E. Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund 314
  1. Judgment No. 2019-1 (5 April 2019): Mr. “LL”, Applicant v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent  
      Staff retirement plan—Offset of workers’ compensation annuity against disability person—Separation for medical reasons—Separation benefits Fund payments—Remedies ordered by tribunal include interests on retroactive payments 314
  2. Order No. 2019-1 (10 October 2019): Ms. “PP”, Applicant v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent (Applicant’s Request for Provisional Relief and Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss in Part)  
      Disciplinary reprimand—Order to terminate household employee—Suspension of contested decision—Irreparable harm—Motion to Dismiss in Part—Jurisdiction of the Tribunal 316
  3. Judgment No. 2019-2 (17 December 2019): Mr. “OO”, Applicant v. International Monetary Fund, Respondent  
      Non-conversion of fixed term appointment—Standard of review—“Performance” distinguished from “Career Potential”—B-Level Diversity Hiring Initiative—Fair treatment—Remedy for intangible injury 318
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  
  1. Privileges and immunities 321
    (a) Letter from the Chef de Cabinet, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, to the Permanent Representative of [Member State] regarding the actions of the Secretariat taken in connection with the servicing of the Credentials Committee of the Second High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40 Conference) 321
    (b) Memorandum from Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel to the Chief ad interim, Petitions and Urgent Actions Section, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, regarding the competence of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to consider a matter brought to the attention of the Committee pursuant to article 11 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 322
B. Legal opinions of the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations  
  1. International Labour Organization 336
      Legal opinion rendered during the 106th session of the International Labour Conference (June 2019) regarding questions concerning the legal aspects of the possible recognition of occupational safety and health as a fifth category of fundamental principles and rights at work in the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work 336
  2. United Nations Industrial Development Organization 339
    (a) Internal e-mail message to the UNIDO Chief of Financial Department and to the Human Resource Officer concerning subsidization of after-service self-insurance (ASHI) 339
    (b) Internal e-mail message to the UNIDO Chief of Cabinet concerning the proposed award of a decoration of honor to the UNIDO Director General by the Minister of the [State] 340
    (c) Internal e-mail message to the Director of the UNIDO Department of External Relations concerning the privileges and immunities of UNIDO Goodwill Ambassadors 341
    (d) Internal e-mail message to the Director of the UNIDO Department of External Relations concerning several legal questions on the resumed forty-seventh session of the Industrial Development Board 342
    (e) Internal e-mail message to the Director of the UNIDO Department of External Relations concerning UNIDO’s share of the contribution to the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) system for the period 2020–2021 344
    (f) External e-mail message to the Legal Adviser of [a United Nations Organization] concerning amendment of the UNIDO Constitution: New obligations/fundamental change 348
    (g) Inter-office memorandum to the UNIDO Director General concerning a Judgment of the [State A] Supreme Court of [date] in a dispute between an UNIDO consultant and the [Regional health insurance fund] 349
    (h) External e-mail to the Legal Adviser of [a United Nations Organization] concerning the legal framework of the Staff Council of UNIDO 350
    (i) Internal e-mail to the Director of the UNIDO Department of External Relations concerning the interpretation of Rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference on balloting 351
    (j) Internal e-mail to the Director of the UNIDO Department of External Relations concerning the change of [State]’s candidate for the post of External Auditor 352
    (k) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO Administrative Assistant concerning the proposed Director General’s membership of the Joint Committee [Name of the Committee] of the [United Nations Specialized Agency A] and [United Nations Specialized Agency B] 353
    (l) Internal e-mail to the UNIDO Staff Council President concerning the amendment to the Statutes of the Staff Union 354

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 359
  1. Judgments 359
  2. Advisory Opinions 359
  3. Selected Orders 359
  4. Pending cases as at 31 December 2019 360
B. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 360
  1. Judgments 361
  2. Advisory Opinions 361
  3. Selected Orders 361
  4. Pending cases as at 31 December 2019 361
C. International Criminal Court 361
    Situations and cases before the Court as at 31 December 2019 363
    (a) Situation in Uganda 363
    (b) Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 363
    (c) Situation in Darfur, the Sudan 364
    (d) Situation in Kenya 364
    (e) Situation in Libya 364
    (f) Situation in Côte d’Ivoire 364
    (g) Situation in Mali 365
    (h) Situation in the Central African Republic II 365
    (i) Situation on Registered Vessels of the Union of the Comoros, the Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia 365
D. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals 366
  1. Judgments delivered by the Appeals Chamber 366
  2. Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2019 366
E. Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia 367
    Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2019 367
F. Special Tribunal for Lebanon 367
  1. Judgments 367
  2. Pending cases and proceedings as at 31 December 2019 368
G. Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone 368
Chapter VIII. Decisions of national tribunals View PDF file

Part Four. Bibliography

Bibliography View PDF file
A. International organizations in general 373
  1. General 373
  2. Particular Questions 373
  3. Responsibility of International Organizations 373
B. United Nations 374
  1. General 374
  2. Security Council 374
  3. International Court of Justice 376
C. Intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations 376
  1. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 376
  2. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes 376
  3. International Civil Aviation Organization 377
  4. International Labour Organization 377
  5. International Maritime Organization 377
  6. International Monetary Fund 377
  7. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 377
  8. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 377
  9. World Bank Group 378
  10. World Health Organization 378
  11. World Trade Organization 379
D. Other legal issues 379
  1. Aggression 379
  2. Collective Security 380
  3. Commercial Arbitration 380
  4. Diplomatic Protection 380
  5. Disarmament 380
  6. Environmental Questions 381
  7. Financing 383
  8. Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States 384
  9. Human Rights 384
  10. International Administrative Law 387
  11. International Commercial Law 387
  12. International Criminal Law 388
  13. International Economic Law 391
  14. International Terrorism 391
  15. International Trade Law 392
  16. International Tribunals 392
  17. International Waterways 393
  18. Intervention and humanitarian intervention 394
  19. Jurisdiction 395
  20. Law of Armed Conflict 395
  21. Law of the Sea 396
  22. Law of Treaties 400
  23. Natural Resources 401
  24. Non-governmental Organizations 401
  25. Outer Space Law 402
  26. Peaceful Settlement of Disputes 402
  27. Peacekeeping and related activities 403
  28. Piracy 404
  29. Political and Security Questions 404
  30. Progressive Development and Codification of International Law 405
  31. Recognition of States 407
  32. Refugees and internally displaced persons 407
  33. Right of Asylum 408
  34. Rule of Law 408
  35. Self-defence 409
  36. Self-determination 409
  37. State Immunity 410
  38. State Responsibility 411
  39. State Sovereignty 411
  40. State Succession 412
  41. Transitional Justice 412
  42. Use of Force 413
Annex. Organizational chart of the United Nations System 414