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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies (Intl. Law)
  • International Relations
CONT

... the subjects of international law include not only States, but international institutions such as the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation and similar bodies. The word "institution" is here used in its widest senses as nomen generalissimum for the multiplicity of creations for associating States in common enterprises.

OBS

International organization: According to Art. 2 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), means "an intergovernmental organization".

Key term(s)
  • international organisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes internationaux (Droit)
  • Relations internationales
DEF

Organisme international : organisation composée de représentants d'États différents ou de collectivités appartenant à des États différents.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos internacionales (Derecho internacional)
  • Relaciones internacionales
DEF

Arreglo oficial que transciende las fronteras nacionales y propone el establecimiento de una maquinaria institucional que facilite la cooperación entre sus miembros en los campos de seguridad, economía, sociales u otros relacionados.

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