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From mandate to actor: the case of the International Law Commission
This paper investigates how the International Law Commission (ILC), a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly, constituted itself as a collective actor with a distinct identity as an international legal expert and a set of preferences in legal norm development. I use description as a method to analyze archival data to show how the ILC established a set of preferences, formed an understanding of its relationship with the UN General Assembly, and defined its role in fulfilling mandated tasks. Description, focusing on pattern observation and documentation, makes visible how social interactions lead to the emergence of a collective entity with the independent capacity to act. Understanding how entities with delegated authority like the ILC achieve actorhood, develop preferences and strategies, and define their roles in relation to states and other actors is an important step in evaluating their impact on global governance and the development of international law.
期刊介绍:
International Politics?is a leading peer reviewed journal dedicated to transnational issues and global problems. It subscribes to no political or methodological identity and welcomes any appropriate contributions designed to communicate findings and enhance dialogue.International Politics?defines itself as critical in character truly international in scope and totally engaged with the central issues facing the world today. Taking as its point of departure the simple but essential notion that no one approach has all the answers it aims to provide a global forum for a rapidly expanding community of scholars from across the range of academic disciplines.International Politics?aims to encourage debate controversy and reflection. Topics addressed within the journal include:Rethinking the Clash of CivilizationsMyths of WestphaliaHolocaust and ChinaLeo Strauss and the Cold WarJustin Rosenberg and Globalisation TheoryPutin and the WestThe USA Post-BushCan China Rise Peacefully Just WarsCuba Castro and AfterGramsci and IRIs America in Decline。