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Moshe Hirsch (ed.): The Responsibility of International Organizations Toward Third Parties: Some Basic Principles. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1995. 220 pages.

Moshe Hirsch (ed.): The Responsibility of International Organizations Toward Third Parties: Some... The question of responsibility of international organizations and their member states has become a relevant and popular topic, particularly as a result of the Tin Council Case. The question, however, has yet to find a satisfactory answer, and therefore, it still attracts further interest. The book under review makes a contribution to the discussion. It is subdivided into six chapters. The first introduces the subject, the second deals with the first element of responsibility, i.e. the breach of an international obligation. Here, the author analyses how responsibility is attributed with respect to the various sources of international law. As for international treaties he focuses mainly on the problem of multilateral agreements and reaches the conclusion that in cases where the attribution of competences between the organization and its members is clear the responsibilities will follow the competences, otherwise an injured party has the right to require clarification, firstly from the international organi- zation, then from the member states. If the information requested is not given, the international organization and its member states shall be held responsible. This solution is mainly derived from the principles established by Chapter IX of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Online Brill

Moshe Hirsch (ed.): The Responsibility of International Organizations Toward Third Parties: Some Basic Principles. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1995. 220 pages.

Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Online , Volume 1 (1): 4 – Jan 1, 1997
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The question of responsibility of international organizations and their member states has become a relevant and popular topic, particularly as a result of the Tin Council Case. The question, however, has yet to find a satisfactory answer, and therefore, it still attracts further interest. The book under review makes a contribution to the discussion. It is subdivided into six chapters. The first introduces the subject, the second deals with the first element of responsibility, i.e. the breach of an international obligation. Here, the author analyses how responsibility is attributed with respect to the various sources of international law. As for international treaties he focuses mainly on the problem of multilateral agreements and reaches the conclusion that in cases where the attribution of competences between the organization and its members is clear the responsibilities will follow the competences, otherwise an injured party has the right to require clarification, firstly from the international organi- zation, then from the member states. If the information requested is not given, the international organization and its member states shall be held responsible. This solution is mainly derived from the principles established by Chapter IX of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the

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