Obligations of International Organizations

Case Law on the Obligations of International Organizations

Main court decisions:

• Case 21-24/72, International Fruit Company v. Produktschap voor Siergewassen, Court of Justice of the EC, [1972] ECR 1219,
• 5.2. Interpretation of the Agreement of 25 March 1951 between the WHO and Egypt, advisory opinion, [1980] ICJ Reports 73,
• 5.3. Case No. IT-95-9-PT, Decision on the Motion for a Judicial Assistance to be Provided by SFOR and Others, Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, 18 October 2000

Evolution on the obligations of International Organizations

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See Also

• Foregin Policy
• Foreign Affairs
• International Relations

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