The EU and the WTO

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

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An international organization is, according to the International Law Commission, “an organization established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality’. It is only created by States, which decide what aspects to address to, but in some cases an International organization can be member of another international organization. There also can be observers such as NGO’s and non-member States. They both make international law and are governed by it at the same time. 

 

International Organizations are created by signing a treaty, which has an international and constitutional character. While States have full competences under the framework of international law, International Organizations have limited competences which are established in the treaty.  This agreement determines its permanent structure, such as the different organs that have the executive, legislative, judicial or secretary powers. 

 

It is frequently assumed that International Organizations (from now on referred as I.O) are subject to the controls of States because they are the creators. But actually, they become independent once stablished and they can create legal sanctions on States if they don’t comply with the law.