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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
1. Introduction
Author : Gerd Droesse
Published in: Membership in International Organizations
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the basis and outline of this book and the main themes of this book. One core thesis is that international organizations do not need to have members and that membership does not need to be confined to states and a few international organizations. Private sector entities and other stakeholders may be subjects of membership as well. Also, the chapter highlights the need for substantial changes to current concepts of “subject of international law” and “international legal personality” and stresses the need for a new definition of international organization. In addition, a dynamic rather than a static concept of international organization is warranted not only to achieve an accurate understanding of the special characteristics of certain international organizations, but also in relation the interactions of the various governing bodies of international organizations. Hence, the book proposes fundamental changes to current concepts of international law and the law of international organizations.