Description: This book presents a radical, empirical investigation of how national courts "react" to disputes involving international organizations, analyzing in particular whether such organizations should be immune to national jurisdictions. Under the headings "domestic legal personality" and "immunity" of international organizations, some of the issues covered have already been treated in international legal scholarship, mostly in the form of short articles or case notes. This study, however, provides a thorough comparative analysis and the largest compilation of relevant decisions on the subject, making it indispensable for practitioners as well as academics in the field.
Review Quotes: "...comprehensively researched and exhaustively footnoted, with the author supporting his proposals with references to a tremendous body of case law and legal literature. The work is a welcome entry in the rapicly expanding scholarship regarding international organizations, and this book should be a useful addition to any academic law library wupporting research in international law." International Journal of Legal Information