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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

SUBMITTED TO:-
SUBMITTED BY:-
Mrs Sugandha Sinha
AKHIL PRATAP SINGH Faculty, International Law

B.A L.L.B (H)

ROLL NO. 1305

5TH SEMESTER

Representation of states in their relations

with International Organizations

INTRODUCTION
International organizations (IOs) utilize various rules and practices that govern specific internal
functions such as making decisions on lending projects. While these rules can be manipulated by
powerful states and bypassed for political expediency, they are critical components to an IO’s
legitimacy. When scholars address representation in IOs, they may refer to the representation of
civil society or the representation of states. We concentrate our analysis on the representation of
states, although much of what we consider potentially applies to civil society actors too.We start
from the premise that representation is a fundamental norm of IOs’ governance which, if perceived
by enough members to be deficient or unfair, can interfere with the other components of
governance, as well as with the performance of core tasks.

The United Nations Conference on the Representation of States in their Relations with
International Organizations, held in Vienna from February 4 to March 14, 1975, adopted by a vote
of 57 in favor to one against, with fifteen abstentions, a new international convention governing
the status and functions of missions and delegations of states to international organizations and
conferences.The concept of representation needs to be incorporated into the more general
discourse about institutional design and the possibility of democratic values in IOs.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The researcher will follow a doctrinal method of legal research where the researcher will
extensively use the library of the university and the internet resources.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The researcher will aim to find out the aims, objective, rules, terms and conditions provided in
Vienna Convention on representation of states in their relations with international organizations.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Whether in practicality Vienna convention on representation of states in their relations with
international organizations , 1975 comply with the objectives enshrined in the convention.

TENTATIVE CHAPTERISATION
1) INTRODUCTION
2) REPRESENTATION AND GOVERNANCE IN INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
 3) HISTORY AND OBJECTIVE: VIENNA CONVENTON ON REPRESENTATION OF
STATES IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4) RULES AND REGULATIONS : VIENNA CONVENTON ON REPRESENTATION OF

STATES IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

5) CASE LAWS

6) CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Addressing the challenge of legitimacy. Swiss Political Science Review, 18(2), 199-219.
 Guinier, L. (1994). The tyranny of the majority: Fundamental fairness in representative
democracy. New York, NY: Free Press.
 Hawkins, D. G., Lake, D. A., Nielson, D. L., & Tierney, M. J. (2006). Delegation and
agency in international organizations. New York: Cambridge University Press