The course aims to offer a deep knowledge of the law related to international organizations. The course first offers a theory of international organizations and introduces core concepts and principles common to different international organizations, such as legal personality and functionality. The course will subsequently examine how these principles and theoretical concepts are applied in practice, by looking into some representative global organizations, such as the UN and the World Trade Organization (WTO), selected regional organizations, like the EU and ASEAN, and co-operation alliances, like the BRICS, G7/G8 and G20. Finally, the course will discuss inter-relations between inter-governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.

CILO-1: Students will be able to underline the theory of International Organizations, namely understand the law related to international organisations, its relevance, complexity and variety as well as some core concepts and principles which are common to international organisations. CILO-2: Students will be able to realize the role and relevance of international organizations within the international community and international law in general, namely regarding the theory of subjects of international law, the creation of international rules by international legal persons, international adjudication and responsibility. CILO-3: Students will be able to define the role and relevance of international organizations beyond the legal systems and how its actions impact society and the population around the world, namely in issues related to peace, security, food, labour, health, development. CILO-4: Students will be able to identify the United Nations system and constellation, and to competences, functions, structure, organizations within the constellation, perspectives of evolution.