Book contents
- Theories of International Responsibility Law
- ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory
- Theories of International Responsibility Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Theorizing International Responsibility Law, an Introduction
- Part I International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Public and/or Private?
- Part II International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Collective and/or Individual?
- 5 Responsibility as Opportunism
- 6 Responsibility of Members of an International Organization
- 7 International Responsibility for Global Environmental Harm
- 8 Justifying Liability for State Remedial Duties
- Part III International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Fault-based or Not?
- Part IV Responsibility of Public Institutions: A World Tour
- Index
5 - Responsibility as Opportunism
The Responsibility of International Organizations
from Part II - International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Collective and/or Individual?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
- Theories of International Responsibility Law
- ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory
- Theories of International Responsibility Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Theorizing International Responsibility Law, an Introduction
- Part I International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Public and/or Private?
- Part II International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Collective and/or Individual?
- 5 Responsibility as Opportunism
- 6 Responsibility of Members of an International Organization
- 7 International Responsibility for Global Environmental Harm
- 8 Justifying Liability for State Remedial Duties
- Part III International Responsibility of Public Institutions: Fault-based or Not?
- Part IV Responsibility of Public Institutions: A World Tour
- Index
Summary
The author discusses the responsibility of International Organizations under international law. With the help of two case studies (the proposed relocation of a refugee camp involving the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and a water project involving, amongst others, the World Bank), the chapter discusses three central elements of international responsibility: obligation, attribution and causation. It concludes that, often enough, allegations concerning the responsibility of international organizations owe much to opportunism. Since the current legal regime is not very helpful, responsibility claims flow like water: they flow wherever they can, relatively independent from obligation, attribution and causation.
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- Theories of International Responsibility Law , pp. 119 - 142Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022