The Conventions on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies

August Reinisch is Professor of International and European Law at the University of Vienna, Austria, and Adjunct Professor at the Bologna Center/SAIS of Johns Hopkins University, Italy. He has published widely in international law, with a focus on investment law and the law of international organizations. He is on the Board of Editors of International Organizations Law Review, Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts, International Legal Materials, and various other journals.

• I. INTRODUCTION; II. DEFINITIONS; III. JURIDICIAL PERSONALITY; IV. IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES; V. FACILITIES IN RESPECT OF COMMUNICATIONS; VI. REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBERS; VII. OFFICIALS; VIII. EXPERTS ON MISSIONS; IX. ABUSE OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES; X. LAISSEZ-PASSER; XI. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT; XII. ANNEXES AND APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUAL SPECIALIZED AGENCIES; XIII. FINAL PROVISIONS; XIV. ANNEXES OF THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES CONVENTION; XV. RELATED INSTITUTIONS

The book is a very welcome contribution to the law of immunity of international organizations. It is comprehensively written, which clearly reflects the outstanding expertise of its authors in the discipline and will be a fine addition to any practitioners or academics desk.