Book contents
- The Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms of International Organizations
- The Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms of International Organizations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Reviews
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Documents and Instruments of International Organizations
- Table of Domestic Legislation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Framework
- 2 The Responsibility of IOs for Human Rights Violations
- 3 IO Accountability Mechanisms: Definition, Typology, and Assessment
- Three Case Studies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - The Responsibility of IOs for Human Rights Violations
from A Framework
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 August 2020
- The Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms of International Organizations
- The Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms of International Organizations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Reviews
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Table of Documents and Instruments of International Organizations
- Table of Domestic Legislation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Framework
- 2 The Responsibility of IOs for Human Rights Violations
- 3 IO Accountability Mechanisms: Definition, Typology, and Assessment
- Three Case Studies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this chapter I discuss the responsibility of international organizations for human rights violations as a matter of substantive law. The central rules concerning the attribution of conduct to international organizations are analyzed, as are the relevant rules on indirect responsibility (complicity). Four potential sources of human rights obligations for international organizations are also identified: the constitutions and secondary law of the organizations themselves, treaty law, customary law, and general principles of law.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020