nternational organization, institution drawing membership from

at least three states, having activities in several states, and whose

members are held together by a formal agreement. The Union of
International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.

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international law: International organizations

A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational structures can be simple or highly complex depending
on their size and tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po

nternational organization, institution drawing membership from

at least three states, having activities in several states, and whose
members are held together by a formal agreement. The Union of
International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.
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international law: International organizations

A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational structures can be simple or highly complex depending
on their size and tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po

nternational organization, institution drawing membership from

at least three states, having activities in several states, and whose
members are held together by a formal agreement. The Union of
International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.

READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC

international law: International organizations

 A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational snternational organization, institution drawing
membership from at least three states, having activities in several
states, and whose members are held together by a formal agreement.
The Union of International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.
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international law: International organizations

A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational structures can be simple or highly complex depending
on their size and tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po

nternational organization, institution drawing membership from

at least three states, having activities in several states, and whose
members are held together by a formal agreement. The Union of
International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.

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international law: International organizations

A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational structures can be simple or highly complex depending
on their size and tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po

nternational organization, institution drawing membership from

at least three states, having activities in several states, and whose
members are held together by a formal agreement. The Union of
International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.
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international law: International organizations

A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational structures can be simple or highly complex depending
on their size and tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po

tructures can be simple or highly complex depending on their size and

tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po

nternational organization, institution drawing membership from

at least three states, having activities in several states, and whose
members are held together by a formal agreement. The Union of
International Associations, a coordinating
body, differentiates between the more than 250 international
governmental organizations (IGOs), which have been established by
intergovernmental agreements and whose members are states, and the
approximately 6,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), whose
members are associations or individuals.

READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC

international law: International organizations

 A major difference between 19th- and 21st-century international law is the

prominent position now occupied by international organizations....

IGOs range in size from three members to more than 185 (e.g.,
the United Nations [UN]), and their geographic representation varies
from one world region (e.g., the Organization of American States) to
all regions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund). Whereas some
IGOs are designed to achieve a single purpose (e.g., the World
Intellectual Property Organization), others have been developed for
multiple tasks (e.g., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Their
organizational structures can be simple or highly complex depending
on their size and tasks.

Although nascent international organizations were formed by Greek

city-states and were envisioned by European writers such as Pierre
Dubois (c. 1250–c. 1320) and Émeric Crucé (c. 1590–1648), they did
not appear in their contemporary form until the 19th century.
Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars of the late
18th and early 19th centuries, leaders of the major European po