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International Organizations and the Fight for Accountability

International Organizations and the Fight for Accountability

Author: Carla Ferstman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198808442
Published In: August 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Increasingly, international organizations take on State- or quasi- State-like functions in which they exercise control over individuals and societies, particularly in contexts of conflict and transition. These all increase the risks that their conduct may infringe human rights and international humanitarian law. International organizations' engagement in peace operations has progressively widened, with mandates now regularly including the protection of civilian populations and in several new operations containing peace enforcement responsibilities with active combat duties.

The book assesses whether and if so how human rights and international humanitarian law principles relating to accountability and reparation apply to international organizations. When considering whether international organizations are obliged to afford reparation and to whom it is owed and what it entails, one is confronted with how the law of responsibility intersects with the specialised regimes of human rights and international humanitarian law and particularly, their application to individuals. The rationales for organizational immunities and other limits on international organizations' responsibilities were conceived to ensure their independence from State influences and their capacity to engage in often difficult circumstances. Many, if not all of these rationales remain relevant today.

Preface Michael Littlewood and Craig Elliffe
1. Capital gains taxes - a comparative survey Michael Littlewood
2. The impact of economic theory on capital gains tax reform proposals David White
3. International aspects of capital gains taxation Craig Elliffe
4. Australia Ann O'Connell
5. Canada David G. Duff
6. China Yan Xu
7. India D.P. Sengupta
8. The Netherlands Eric C.C.M. Kemmeren
9. New Zealand Shelley Griffiths
10. South Africa Jennifer Roeleveld
11. The United Kingdom Philip Baker QC and Mark Bowler-Smith
12. The United States Reuven S. Avi-Yonah and Dmitry Zelik
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