The Law of Interactions Between International Organizations

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxiii

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2. 1. Introduction

   • Henner Gött

   Pages 1-10

3. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. 2. The ILO’s Model of Labour Governance

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 13-46

   3. 3. The Phenomenon and the Concept of Inter-Organizational Interactions

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 47-65

   4. 4. The ILO’s Model Under Pressure: The World Bank’s Employing Workers Indicator

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 67-95

   5. 5. The ILO’s Model and ‘Benevolent Unilateralism’: The ECtHR’s Reception of ILO Instruments and Practice

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 97-125

   6. 6. The ILO’s Model’s Cooperative Promotion: The ILO’s Influence on the European Social Charter

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 127-147

   7. 7. The Impact of Inter-Organizational Interactions on the ILO’s Model of Labour Governance

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 149-159

4. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161

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   2. 8. Inter-Organizational Interactions in the ILO’s Institutional Law: A ‘Carte Blanche’ for the ILO

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 163-183

   3. 9. The ILO’s Relativization in the Institutional Laws of the World Bank and the CoE

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 185-226

   4. 10. The ILO’s Relativization: Predetermination and Dynamic Evolution

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 227-236

   5. 11. Mitigating Relativization via Coherent Interpretation?

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 237-254

   6. 12. Mitigating Relativization via Member States’ Loyalty and Sincere Cooperation?

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 255-280

5. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281

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   2. 13. Bilateral Inter-Organizational Treaties Between the ILO, the World Bank and the CoE

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 283-303

   3. 14. The ILO and the World Bank Within the UN System’s Legal Framework

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 305-343

   4. 15. Beyond Treaties: The Silence of Unwritten Inter-Organizational Law

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 345-398

   5. 16. The Undefined Inter-Organizational Legal Default Rule

      • Henner Gött

      Pages 399-404

The book analyses how international law addresses interactions between international organizations. In labour governance, these interactions are ubiquitous. They offer each organization an opportunity to promote its model of labour governance, yet simultaneously expose it to adverse influence from others. The book captures this ambivalence and examines the capacity of international law to mitigate it. Based on detailed case studies of mutual influence between the International Labour Organization, the World Bank, and the Council of Europe, the book offers an in-depth analysis of the pertinent law and its key challenges, both at institutional and inter-organizational level. The author envisions a law of inter-organizational interactions as a normative framework structuring interactions and enhancing the effectiveness and legitimacy of multi-institutional governance.

• International Organizations
• interactions
• labour governance
• International Labour Organization
• World Bank
• Council of Europe
• European Court of Human Rights
• European Social Charter
• United Nations
• institutional fragmentation of international law
• normative framework for interactions
• ILO
• UN

“The book is aimed at public international law scholars and practitioners as well as political scientists focusing on governance issues in relation to international organisations. … The author’s writing is clear, and numerous headings guide the reader. ... In terms of style, the case studies and basic frameworks are accessible to all … . On the whole, Gött has offered a highly informative and promising contribution to the fields of public international law and organisational governance at the international level.” (Anne Trebilcock, International & Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 71 (3), July, 2022)

“The well documented text leads readers to a wealth of primary sources and relevantcommentary. … Overall, Gött’s book provides an impressive contribution to the literature on international organizations … . It should interest readers in political science as well as international law, especially on governance theory and public international law doctrine. The book provides considerable food for thought about ways to reinforce the ILO’s cooperation and institutional arrangements with other organizations … .” (Anne Trebilcock, International Labour Review, February 14, 2022)

• Institute of International and European Law, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

  Henner Gött

Henner Gött is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International and European Law, University of Göttingen. He is a fully trained German lawyer, holds a Diplomjurist degree from the University of Münster, an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in law from the University of Göttingen. He researches, publishes and teaches in international economic and labour law, international institutional law, European administrative law and European and German constitutional law, and has also been involved in advising governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations. He has received awards, prizes and scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service and further institutions.

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