1. Reformability: why (and how) are some international organizations able to reform themselves and others not?; 2. Has the time come for a permanent war damage compensation commission; 3. The expanding powers of the Security Council; 4. The role of international institutions in territorial administration and post-conflict justice; 5. The United States and international organizations; 6. Institutional reform and the European Union; 7. UN Reform: what follow-up to the high level panel report and the recommendations by the Secretary-General?; 8. The interplay between national, eegional and international courts: fragmentation or figmentation?; 9. Institutional challenges facing regional human rights courts; 10. Specialized and niche international institutions: special issues of reform; 11. ICSID and other investment arbitration tribunals: is there a need for judicial oversight or other reforms?; 12. Alternative paths to international institutional reform; 13. Plenary lunch session - The Hague as leading host of international organizations; 14. Final session - conclusions and recommendations.

‘International Institutional Reform’ was the theme of the 2005 Hague Joint Conference on Contemporary Issues of International Law, which formed the basis of this book. This international Conference was attended by an interesting mix of established authorities and promising newcomers, practitioners and academics, international institution “insiders” and ‘users’, which resulted in a lively debate. The contributions of the forty-five speakers and the debate are included in the book.
The topics cover a wide range of international institutions and address questions such as: Are international institutions that were for the most part created in the 20th century, suited to dealing with the challenges of the 21st century? What is the self-reforming or self-cleansing power of international organizations? How much can be managed by relying on the implied powers doctrine? Which international institutions have been particularly successful in achieving their objectives and why? Which institutions have proved to be failures and ought to be scrapped forthwith?The final chapter includes the results of the workshops, conclusions and recommendations, and the interesting debate on effective reform of international institutions.The book is therefore highly recommended to everyone – academics, practitioners and policy-makers – working at international organizations or cooperating with them.
The Seventh Hague Joint Conference was organized by the ‘The Hague Joint Conferences on International Law’ Foundation, in which the American Society of International Law, the Netherlands Society of International Law and the T.M.C. Asser Institute (The Hague) participate. The Conference was held in The Hague.

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