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Book SynopsisThe discourse regarding the legal status of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) is not new; in fact, it has already progressed throughout the last 100 years. However, most of the proposals to grant official status to INGOs, or to otherwise regulate their cross-border activity, are relatively unknown to international lawyers. A perusal of these initiatives against their unique historical background will prove highly significant in dissecting the complexities involved in formulating a comprehensive scheme for the regulation of INGOs. Innovatively, this work outlines and evaluates the sequence of attempts to propose a formal status for INGOs. It demonstrates how this historical contextual analysis provides an invaluable perspective that is essential for the informed review of contemporary schemes and theoretical trends, relevant to the consideration of the status of INGOs. Unfortunately, most contemporary writers and activists who deal with the normative aspects of INGO activity neglect this crucial perspective.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements;Introduction; Chapter One: Contextual Historical Analysis of Past Initiatives 1.1 An Optimistic Start: Quest for International Legal Personality 1.2 Uniform Universal Status: A Transnational World Vision 1.3 Selection, Registration, and Order: Political Reliability vs. Expertise 1.4 Gaining New Momentum: UN Consultative Status Arrangements 1.5 De Facto Legal Status: False Promise of Consultative Arrangements 1.6 Resemblance to IGOs: Quest for Functional Legitimacy 1.7 Disapproval of International Status: INGOs as National NGOs 1.8 International NGOs: a Socio-Political Non-Legal Phenomenon 1.9 Non-Governmental Non-Community: Whose Status? 1.10 The Turn to Regionalism: Pan-European Intellectual Environment 1.11 In Search of Political Support: Supranational Action 1.12 Intermediary Observations: Discrete Doctrinal Approaches Chapter Two: New Initiatives and Developments 2.1 INGOs Accountability Charter 2006 2.2 Guidelines on International Human Rights Fact-Finding Visits and Reports (The 'Lund-London Guidelines') 2009 2.3 Reports of the Committee on Non-State Actors of the International Law Association (2008, 2010 & 2012) Chapter Three: Evaluation of New Developments and Current Trends 3.1 Doctrinal Evolvement 3.2 Resemblance to IGOs 3.3 Tensions within the Non-Governmental Community 3.4 Authors of Initiatives 3.5 INGOs' Disinterest 3.6 European Focus Chapter Four: Conclusions and Future Prospects Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
