Functional Responsibility of International Organisations: The European Union and International Economic Law

In December Cambridge University Press published Functional Responsibility of International Organisations: The European Union and International Economic Law by Emilija Leinarte.

This book provides a novel approach to the allocation of international responsibility in a multilayered structure like the European Union. Introducing a new concept of functional international responsibility, this study finds that in international economic law the focus of international dispute settlement bodies is not on the responsible party, but on a party best placed to bear responsibility.

The book offers a comprehensive analysis of international rules of responsibility and international dispute settlement practice, primarily that of the World Trade Organization and investment arbitration. The study offers a practically applicable approach to questions of international responsibility which will assist international adjudicators, EU and Member States' officials and third country government agents who negotiate economic agreements and are involved in international economic disputes. The book is also relevant to those interested in the governance and accountability questions under the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

For more information about this book, please refer to the CUP website.

The ebook is available to current University of Cambridge staff and students via iDiscover (On Cambridge Core).

For information about other publications by Dr Leinarte, please refer to her Faculty profile.