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Constructing the Powers of International Institutions
Author(s): Viljam Engström (Author)
- Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff
- Publication Date: May 16, 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 228 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004220305
- ISBN-13: 9789004220300
Book Description
The scope of powers of international institutions has always been surrounded by a sense of ambiguity. This has its source in the nature of the two main legal tools with which to construct powers; the doctrines of attributed/conferred powers and implied powers. This book illustrates the function of the two doctrines in a discourse on powers. Special attention is also paid to the move to a constitutional vocabulary as a way of transcending the dichotomy at the heart of diverging constructions of powers. Constitutionalization claims, the book argues, can be reproductions of different images of the proper extent of powers. The book is a reminder of the political nature of any construction of powers of international institutions.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…by locating the topic of powers within this frame the book demystifies and illuminates an important and contemporary problem underlying the law of international organisations, if not, indeed, international law as a whole. This is a clear indication, if one was needed, of a valuable and important addition to the existing literature in this area.”
-Richard Collins, University of Sheffield
-Richard Collins, University of Sheffield
About the Author
Viljam Engström, Ph.D. (2009) in International Law, Åbo Akademi University, is University Teacher of Constitutional Law and International Law at Åbo Akademi University. Recent publications include articles such as: Powers of Organizations and the Many Faces of Autonomy (in Collins and White, Routledge, 2010), and How to Tame the Elusive: Lessons from the Revision of the EU Flexibility Clause (in IOLR 2010).
