A Review on the Increasing Roles of International NGOs and its Accountability in International Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-307
Author(s):  
Chun-seun LEE
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
International Ngos

scholarly journals Enforcers beyond Borders: Transnational NGOs and the Enforcement of International Law

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni ◽  
J.C. Sharman
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Politics ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Legal Remedies ◽  
Limited Enforcement ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
The Cost

Scholars have studied international NGOs as advocates and service providers, but have neglected their importance in autonomously enforcing international law. We have two basic aims: first to establish the nature and significance of transnational NGO enforcement, and second to explore the factors behind its rise. NGO enforcement comprises a spectrum of practices, from indirect (e.g., monitoring and investigation), to direct enforcement (e.g., prosecution and interdiction). We explain NGO enforcement by an increased demand for the enforcement of international law, and factors that have lowered the cost of supply for non-state enforcement. Increased demand for enforcement reflects the growing gap between the increased legalization of international politics and states’ limited enforcement capacity. On the supply side, the diffusion of new technologies and greater access to new legal remedies facilitate increased non-state enforcement. We evidence these claims via case studies from the environmental and anti-corruption sectors.

Global Civil Society, Peacebuilding, and Statebuilding

2021 ◽  
pp. 327-340
Author(s):  
Mary Kaldor ◽  
Denisa Kostovicova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Law ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
International Networks ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter grounds a definition of global civil society in the existence of international law and links with international networks of either international NGOs or support groups crucial for enabling civil society groups in postconflict countries to operate. Conceptualizing civil society in these global terms, the chapter critiques a technocratic approach to peace- and statebuilding that reduces the multitude of civil society actors to NGOs and their limited ability to address the social condition created by war. If the state of persistent disorder created by a combination of fragmentation and globalization is to be transformed, activist civil society needs to be regarded as a partner in countering sectarian and fundamentalist narratives and in increasing the accountability of corrupt elites. Activist civil society is underpinned by an assumption that protest, activism, debate, and deliberation are the main mechanisms for change. Linked up with international actors, it can provide the basis for a strategy for constructing legitimate institutions at different levels. By focusing on elites associated with the armed groups as participants in the peace talks in a top-down approach to conflict resolution, the international community has at least implicitly endorsed the marginalization of activist civil society. Reversing this relationship opens up new possibilities for reducing violence and for building peace.

Police Use of Force under International Law

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Casey-Maslen ◽  
Sean Connolly
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Police Use Of Force

International Law Reports

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Lee
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Law Reports
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