Balancing jurisdictional immunity of international organizations and the right to access to courts: the proportionality test

The jurisdictional immunity of international organizations often conflicts with the right to access to courts. In the Waite and Kennedy case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the recognition of jurisdictional immunity for an international organization depends on whether the orga...

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Authors: Aljahani, Abdelnaser (Author) ; Alshdaifat, Shadi Adnan (Author) ; Fayyad, Mahmoud (Author) ; Alzwae, Mashaallah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Human rights review
Year: 2025, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 155-172
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