International organizations are becoming increasingly powerful. Today, they affect the lives of individuals across the globe through their decisions and conduct. Consequently, international organizations are more capable of violating the human rights of individuals. But how can they be held to account for such violations? This book studies the procedural mechanisms that may hold international organizations to account for their human rights violations. It establishes a general framework for identifying, analyzing, and assessing the accountability mechanisms of international organizations. This general framework is then applied to three distinct cases: the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy missions, refugee camp administration by the UNHCR, and detention by the International Criminal Court. The overall conclusion is that none of the existing accountability mechanisms across the three cases fulfill the normative requirements set out in the general framework. However, there are significant variations between cases, and between different types of accountability mechanisms.
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1. Introduction; Part I. A framework: 2. The responsibility of IOs for human rights violations; 3. IO accountability mechanisms: definition, typology, and assessment; Part II. Three case studies: 4. Case study: The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy missions; 5. Case study: UNHCR-administered refugee camps; 6. Case study: The ICC Detention Centre; 7. Conclusion.
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'International organizations of all kinds have well-documented failings when it comes to their accountability. In analysis cutting across three international organizations that have a distinct impact on individual rights, Johansen offers a damning assessment of the research subjects. Given the ever-growing impact that international organizations have in the modern system of governance, Johansen makes a clear, compelling case for organizational redesign to rectify the highlighted deficiencies.' Graham Butler, Associate Professor of Law, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Establishes a framework for analyzing and assessing the accountability mechanisms of international organizations, and applies it to three case studies.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108495677
Publisert
2020-07-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
690 gr
Høyde
236 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
400

Biographical note

Stian Øby Johansen is Associate Professor at the Centre for European Law at the University of Oslo. His scholarship has appeared in European Papers, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, German Law Journal, and Oxford International Organizations. He is Secretary of the Norwegian Branch of the International Law Association.