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International Organization s Introduction International Organizations - Research Guide International Law An international organization can be defined, following the International Law Commission, as an 'organization established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality'. International organizations generally have States as members, but often other entities can also apply for membership. They both make international law and are governed by it. Yet, the decision-making process of international organizations is often 'less a question of law than one of political judgement'. This Research Guide is intended as a starting point for research on International Organizations. It provides the basic legal materials available in the Peace Palace Library, both in print and electronic format. Handbooks, leading articles, bibliographies, periodicals, serial publications and documents of interest are presented

One dimension of the Division’s research focus is international law, which in its classical sense is understood as a collection of rules governing relations between states. In its broadest sense international law provides normative guidelines as well as methods, mechanisms and a common conceptual language for international actors. Thus, in addition to traditional issues pertaining to war, peace and diplomacy, the Division also focuses on questions of human rights, as well as economic and trade issues. The other dimension of the Division, international organizations, is one of the sources and actors of international law. Alongside nation-states, international organizations are major actors in the international system. Their vast numbers and functional diversity ensure that they focus upon virtually every issue of international significance. In addition, they are key players in structuring international relations. The Division of International Law and Organizations also examines

REPUBLISHED BY ECHEKWU SUNDAY Association for Asian Studies is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of Asian Studies This content downloaded from 154.68.226.10 on Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:59:06 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms Approaches to the Politics of Economic Growth in Southeast Asia RICHARD F. DONER I. Introduction THE PACIFIC RIM'S RECORD of impressive economic growth over the past twenty years is now well known. While most obvious in Japan, this expansion has been striking in the East Asian Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs): Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. But it has also occurred to varying degrees in four of the original members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.' In addition to increases in overall output, each of these four economies has achieved a considerable degree of res