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As international organizations become ever more prominent in global politics it is increasingly urgent to understand their power, their limits, and their effects. Now in its fourth edition, this leading textbook provides the definitive introduction to modern international organizations, from the legal charters of their beginnings, to the issues they engage with in the contemporary world. In his analysis of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the International Criminal Court and ten other prominent global institutions, Hurd combines legal, empirical, and theoretical approaches in an accessible and cohesive package. Fully revised and updated, this latest edition includes topical cases and controversies involving international organizations, such as Brexit, trade wars, environmentalism, forced migration and border disputes. It will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in international organizations, international institutions, global governance, and international law.

Provides a realistic and balanced account of international organizations
Includes lively and interesting discussions of prominent issues in today´s headlines
Built around a strong theoretical framework that is clearly explained and grounded in contemporary international relations theory



Table of Contents

1. Introduction to international organizations
2. Theory, methods, and international organizations
3. The United Nations I: law and administration
4. The United Nations II: international peace and security
5. The World Trade Organization
6. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
7. The International Labor Organization
8. Refugees and international migration: UNHCR, the IOM, and the 1951 Convention
9. The International Court of Justice
10. The International Criminal Court
11. The European Union and regional organizations
12. Conclusion.