International Organizations

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INTRODUCTION
1.INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIMES
	Understanding global governance
	Building a system of global governance
		The first generation of international organizations
		Developments since 1945
	International organizations and regimes
		International organizations
		Regimes
	State-driven organizations
	Non-state organizations
		International non-governmental organizations
		Multinational enterprises
		Other non-state actors
	International law
2.HOW INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORK
	The context
	The functions of IOs
	IOs as political systems I: Inputs
	IOs as political systems II: Rules and decision-making
		Founding agreements
		Assemblies
		Courts and tribunals
	IOs as political systems III: Leaders and staff
		Executive heads
		Executive councils
		Secretariats
	The funding of IOs
3.REGIONAL INTEGRATION
	The context
	Building regional integration regimes
		Developments since 1945
		Regional integration law
	The European Union
	Other regional IGOs
		African integration
		Asian integration
		Latin American integration
	Non-state regional actors
4.PEACE AND SECURITY
	The context
	Building a global security regime
		Developments since 1945
		International security law
	The United Nations
	Collective security organizations
		The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
		Other collective security organizations
	Peace through cooperation
	Non-state security actors
5.FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
	The context
	Building global finance and development regimes
		Developments since 1945
	The International Monetary Fund
	The World Bank
	Multilateral development banks
	Non-state development actors
6.TRADE
	The context
	Building a global trade regime
		Developments since 1945
		International trade law
	The World Trade Organization
	Other trade IGOs
		The World Customs Organization
		The World Intellectual Property Organization
		The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
		The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
	Non-state trade actors
7.MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
	The context
	Building a global migration and refugee regime
		Developments since 1945
		International migration and refugee law
	The UN migration and refugee regime
		The International Organization for Migration
		The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
		The International Labour Organization
	Other migration and refugee IGOs
	Non-state migration and refugee actors
8.HUMAN RIGHTS
	The context
	Building a global human rights regime
		International human rights law
	The UN human rights regime
		The UN Human Rights Council
		The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
		Other human rights IGOs
	The International Criminal Court
	Regional human rights courts
	Non-state human rights actors
9.FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
	The context
	Building a global food regime
		Developments since 1945
		International agricultural law
	The UN food security regime
		The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
		The World Food Programme
		The International Fund for Agricultural Development
		The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
	Other agricultural IGOs
		International commodity bodies
	Non-state food and agricultural actors
10.HEALTH
	The context
	Building a global health regime
		Developments since 1945
		International health law
	The World Health Organization
	Other health IGOs
	Non-state health actors
11.ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
	The context
	Building a global environmental regime
		Developments since 1972
		International environmental law
	The United Nations Environment Programme
	Other environmental and natural resource IOs
		Natural resource regimes
	Non-state environmental actors
		Multinationals and the environment
12.SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
	The context
	Building global science and technology regimes
		Developments since 1945
	International scientific organizations
	Shipping, aviation and space organizations
	International standards organizations
	Governing the internet
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