Reflections on the International Telecommunication Union: International Organizations as Epistemic Structures

2021 ◽  
pp. 200-218
Author(s):  
Jan Klabbers
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Epistemic Authority ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
The Law

This chapter discusses the role of international organizations in the production and dissemination of knowledge. Outlining a notion of epistemic authority suitable for international organizations (distinguishing between authority based on knowledge, and authority by means of knowledge), it then zooms in on the work of the International Telecommunication Union, one of the oldest (and least visible) international organizations around. The analysis of the ITU’s work, in turn, feeds back into further thinking about the law of international organizations: how, if at all, can the law and its underlying theoretical framework take epistemic authority into account?

Part II Commentaries to Typical Sofa Rules, 16 Communications

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atanasov Vladimir ◽  
Conderman Paul J
Keyword(s):  
Military Operations ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
The Law ◽  
Radio Frequencies ◽  
Modern Status

This chapter examines the role of telecommunications in the law of Visiting Forces. The ability to send and receive messages is indispensable to military operations. With this in mind, modern status-of-forces agreements (SOFAs) grant broad latitude to Sending States in the field of communications, while taking into consideration that in peacetime, Sending State forces must cooperate with the communications authorities of the Receiving State in order to avoid the possibility of communications breakdown or interruption. Generally speaking every State has the sovereign right to provide for and regulate its telecommunication and radio frequencies spectrum. The term ‘telecommunications’ is usually defined by making a reference to the definition given in the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union.

THE ROLE OF HARMONIZATION OF ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE RATING OF RUSSIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL COMPARISONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ICT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.П. РЕЗНИКОВА ◽  
Г.С. АРТЕМЬЕВА ◽  
Д.В. КАЛЮГА
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
The Impact

Представлены основные направления для поиска путей улучшения рейтинга Российской Федерации в международных статистических сопоставлениях в сфере электросвязи/ИКТ с учетом необходимости гармонизации разнообразных направлений деятельности, связанных с оценкой влияния электросвязи/ИКТ на достижение Целей устойчивого развития, а также с появлением Нового индекса Международного союза электросвязи (МСЭ) взамен Индекса развития ИКТ(IDI). OThe main directions for finding ways to improve the rating of the Russian Federation in international statistical comparisons in the field of telecommunications/ICT are presented, taking into account the need to harmonize various activities related to assessing the impact of telecommunications/ICTs on achieving the sustainable development goals, as well as the advent of the new International Telecommunication Union Index instead of the ICT Development Index (IDI).

International Telecommunication Union

1955 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-278
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
Telecommunication Networks ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Social Council

The annual report of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to the Economic and Social Council for the year 1953 stated that considerable progress had been made by the various countries during the year in developing or modernizing existing telecommunication networks, within the limits of technical and scientific progress and of credit available for investment in communications. The grid of telegraph and telephone circuits criss-crossing frontiers had been considerably tightened up and reinforced during 1953, important research work had been carried on, certain practical steps had been taken with a view to providing the public with semi-automatic international telephone service and a direct international telegraph subscribers' service, and the national broadcasting networks and television transmittal services had been expanded and improved. While the credit for these achievements, the report stated, was above all due to the specialists, no extension of telecommunication networks would have been possible without the intervention of the organs of ITU in the coordination of projects and in organizing cooperation between the various countries. The report contained information on ITU membership and on the organization and operation of the permanent organs of ITU, as well as a detailed summary of ITU activities during the year 1953, its relations with the United Nations and other international organizations, and its budgets for 1953 and 1954, for which the overall figures were respectively 6,225,100 and 6,367,500 Swiss francs, exclusive of United Nations technical assistance funds.

Part 2 The United Nations: What it is, 7 United Nations Specialized Agencies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Higgins Dame Rosalyn, DBE, QC ◽  
Webb Philippa ◽  
Akande Dapo ◽  
Sivakumaran Sandesh ◽  
Sloan James
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
World Meteorological Organization ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Labour Organization ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
Legal Personality ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
The United Nations

United Nations (UN) specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working as part of the UN system in economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related fields. There are 17 UN specialized agencies. Four of these—the International Labour Organization (ILO), United Postal Union (UPU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO)—were in existence as international organizations before the establishment of the UN. The other agencies were established either concurrently with or subsequent to the establishment of the UN. This chapter discusses the development of specialized agencies; other agencies or organizations; membership; legal personality; relationship agreements; relationship with principal organs; overview of mandates; and bodies established by specialized agencies.

International Organizations and their Members

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Blokker
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
English Word ◽  
The Body ◽  
International Organization ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Law ◽  
Core Questions ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe law of international organizations is a field of study full of themes with variations. With respect to a number of key chapters in this field, such as the legal status of international organizations, their institutional structure, powers, decision-making and decisions, sanctions, fundamental principles exist or are being developed. These principles or themes have a large number of variations in the rules and practice of individual organizations. Like in music, the variations in themselves may be interesting as such, but they can only be fully appreciated by not losing sight of the theme. Like in music, the themes in themselves may be interesting as such, but they can only be fully appreciated by also listening carefully to the multicoloured variations. This contribution is devoted to a central theme of the law of international organizations: the relationship between an international organization and its members. Already in the early days of existence of international organizations, this topic has given rise to numerous questions. Many of these have now been answered, but sometimes resurface in contemporary variations. In addition there are new questions. It is useful to first explore briefly the meaning of the word "members". The English word "member" and the French "membre" are both derived from the Latin word "membrum", which means "part of the body". This meaning is important because it indicates clearly that members are part of a whole – a fact which takes us straight to one of the core questions addressed in this article. Members of an international organization are not just members, after all – like the members of a bridge club or a gardening club. In most cases, the members of international organizations are states. How then can members of an international organization be members of a whole when in most cases those members are sovereign states, even if the concept of sovereignty of states is no longer as absolute at it used to be? This is one of the major questions within the field of the law of international organizations. In order to examine this question, this contribution is divided into two parts. Section I will concentrate on the role of members vis-à-vis international organizations. In Section II the focus will shift to the whole of which the members are part; this Section will briefly look at some of the questions involved in giving a certain amount of autonomy to this whole.

Part I The International Law of Tainted Money, 1 General Introduction: Some Problems Relating to the Role of International Law

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Tom ◽  
Brent Richard
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
International Law ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
World War ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Monetary System ◽  
Monetary Relations ◽  
The Law

This book is concerned with the emergence of an international law of money laundering. The Introduction explains that a re-ordering of international monetary relations after World War II necessitated new approaches to the law of money in general. Epochal changes in monetary relations across borders have resulted in review and revision of the rules of international law concerned with money, and, accordingly, governments, legislatures, courts, and commentators have needed to re-visit those rules occasionally. The international law of money laundering has mostly been grafted upon the world’s monetary system; it has not involved the creation of a completely new system. However, the Introduction argues, it has had a significant impact. The impetus that has led states and international organizations to adopt money laundering rules at the international level is a reaction to a threat, or series of threats, originating largely outside the system. These threats include: organized crime on an international and macro-economic scale; terrorism; and the need to change the conduct of some states. This book as a whole presents an account of international law in its present evolving state in the field of tainted money. The chapters herein aim to address the law as it currently is; and close with a look at where the future of money might take us and those who aim to regulate its misuse.

DIRECTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION FOR 2023-2027

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.П. РЕЗНИКОВА ◽  
Г.С. АРТЕМЬЕВА ◽  
Д.В. КАЛЮГА
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
The One ◽  
New Formulation ◽  
General Conditions

Представлены общие условия формирования Стратегического плана (СП) Международного союза электросвязи (МСЭ) на период 2024-2027 гг. Показаны возможности его совершенствования по сравнению с действующим СП на 20202023 гг., направленные на обеспечение преемственности СП, повышение открытости, прозрачности и роли СП в создании условий для реализации концепции «Единый МСЭ» с учетом методологического опыта Организации Объединенных Наций (ООН). Обоснована возможность сохранения пяти существующих стратегических целей МСЭ на перспективу 2024-2027 гг. и соответствующих им целевых показателей. Предложена новая формулировка миссии МСЭ. Определены общие рамочные требования к СП МСЭ. The general conditions for the formation of the Strategic Plan ( SP) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the period 2024-2027 are presented. Possibilities of its improvement in comparison with the current SP for 2020-2023 are shown,aimedatensuring the continuityoftheSP, increasing transparency and the role of the SP in creating conditions for the implementation of the “One ITU” concept, taking into account the methodological experience of the United Nations (UN). The possibility of preserving the five existing strategic goals of the ITU for the perspective of 2024-2027 and their corresponding targets are substantiated. A new formulation of the ITU mission is proposed. General framework requirements for the ITU SP are formulated.

scholarly journals Morocco e-Readiness Assessment: University Contribution

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-219
Author(s):  
Abdelmajid Bouziane ◽  
Rachid Elaasri
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Networked Economy

The main purpose of this study is to explore the critical issues that impede an effective implementation of information communication technology (ICT) as related to higher education (HE) in Morocco. An e-readiness survey based on Harvard e-readiness assessment framework is administered in order to check the role of university in getting Morocco e-ready. First, a diagnosis is done at the level of preparedness of Moroccan institutions in networked areas of access, society, economy and policy. The data was collected from the annual reports of Moroccan Telecommunications regulations agency (ANRT), reports from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Global Information Technology Report (NRI), quantitative and qualitative surveys from previous research studies, and statistical websites. The findings reveal that Morocco has, apart from networked economy and local digital content, a fairly advanced e-readiness status in other indicators in the model of Harvard Centre of International Development. Ironically, such findings show that it is the Moroccan university that needs to catch up with society.

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