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CREDITS 2 (LV) 3 (ECTS) - 32 Contact Hours

The course focuses on comprehensive approach to theory and practice of international organisations in contemporary international relations. Different theoretical approaches, which are dealing with analysis of development and activities of international organisations, will be considered and applied. Within the course, various international organisations will be examined, considering their historical origins, roles and functions, as well as international and domestic political forces that impact their working and effectiveness. International organisations are subjects of international law. In this course, the most important legal and institutional issues of the law of international organisations will be studied: legal position of international organisations, issues of membership, institutional structures, decision-making and legal instruments, dispute settlement and responsibility. Activities of international organisations in political, economic, humanitarian, social and cultural spheres will be analysed. Within the course, activities of the international non-governmental organizations will be considered by paying attention to their role, potential and limitations in international relations. International organisations to be analysed range from the League of Nations to the United Nations, from the World Bank to the World Trade Organisation, from the ASEAN to OSCE and Council of Europe and many other regional organisations.