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8 - Deliberation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2022

Jan Klabbers
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University of Helsinki
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International organizations (IOs) are sometimes derided as ‘mere’ talk-shops. This is unfair for two reasons. The first and most obvious is that international organizations do more than serve as venues for government representatives to speak to (or at) one another – they act. The European Union and, to a lesser extent, other organizations have governing powers. The United Nations, African Union and NATO conduct peace operations. The World Bank and regional development banks finance development projects. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and multiple humanitarian organizations run refugee camps and massive aid programmes.

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Print publication year: 2022

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  • Deliberation
  • Edited by Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to International Organizations Law
  • Online publication: 31 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108574242.009
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  • Deliberation
  • Edited by Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to International Organizations Law
  • Online publication: 31 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108574242.009
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  • Deliberation
  • Edited by Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to International Organizations Law
  • Online publication: 31 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108574242.009
Available formats
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