Law of Interactions Between International Organizations

Henner Gött is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of International and European Law, University of Göttingen. He is a fully trained German lawyer, holds a Diplomjurist degree from the University of Münster, an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in law from the University of Göttingen. He researches, publishes and teaches in international economic and labour law, international institutional law, European administrative law and European and German constitutional law, and has also been involved in advising governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations. He has received awards, prizes and scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service and further institutions.

• 1 Introduction.- Part I. The ILO and Inter-Organizational Interactions: 2 The ILO’s Model of Labour Governance.- 3 The Phenomenon and the Concept of Inter-Organizational Interactions.- 4 The ILO’s Model Under Pressure: The World Bank’s Employing Workers Indicator.- 5 The ILO’s Model and ‘Benevolent Unilateralism’: The ECtHR’s Reception of ILO Instruments and Practice.- 6 The ILO’s Model’s Cooperative Promotion: The ILO’s Influence on the European Social Charter.- 7 The Impact of Inter-Organizational Interactions on the ILO’s Model of Labour Governance.- Part II. ‘Egocentric’ Institutional Laws and the ILO’s Relativization: 8 Inter-Organizational Interactions in the ILO’s Institutional law: A ‘Carte Blanche’ for the ILO.- 9 The ILO’s Relativization in the Institutional Laws of the World Bank and the CoE.- 10 The ILO’s Relativization: Constitutional Predetermination and Dynamic Evolution.- 11 Mitigating Relativization via Coherent Interpretation?.- 12 Mitigating Relativization via Member States’ Loyalty and Sincere Cooperation?.- Part III. The Silence of Inter-Organizational Law: 13 Bilateral Inter-Organizational Treaties Between the ILO, the World Bank and the CoE.- 14 The ILO and the World Bank Within the UN System’s Legal Framework.- 15 Beyond Treaties: The Silence of Unwritten Inter-Organizational Law.- 16 The Undefined Inter-Organizational Legal Default Rule.- Part IV. The Role of Law in the ILO’s Inter-Organizational Interactions: An Evaluation: 17 The Current Role of Law in the ILO’s Inter-Organizational Interactions.- 18 The Legal Status Quo: An Adequate Way of Regulating the ILO’s Interactions?.- Part V. Developing the Law of Inter-Organizational Interactions: 19 Perspectives for Law as a Normative Framework for Inter-Organizational Interactions.- 20 Final Remarks.

“The book is aimed at public international law scholars and practitioners as well as political scientists focusing on governance issues in relation to international organisations. … The author’s writing is clear, and numerous headings guide the reader. ... In terms of style, the case studies and basic frameworks are accessible to all … . On the whole, Gött has offered a highly informative and promising contribution to the fields of public international law and organisational governance at the international level.” (Anne Trebilcock, International & Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 71 (3), July, 2022)“The well documented text leads readers to a wealth of primary sources and relevantcommentary. … Overall, Gött’s book provides an impressive contribution to the literature on international organizations … . It should interest readers in political science as well as international law, especially on governance theory and public international law doctrine. The book provides considerable food for thought about ways to reinforce the ILO’s cooperation and institutional arrangements with other organizations … .” (Anne Trebilcock, International Labour Review, February 14, 2022)