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International Law and International Organizations
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Gulasaryan A.S. Termination of membership in international organizations: international legal issues

Abstract: This article examines various option of membership termination within the international organizations (disaffiliation of members from an international organization; compulsory termination of membership; forfeit of characteristics for continuation of membership by a state; dissolution of an international organization itself), as well as associated with them international legal issues (termination of membership without the corresponding positions in constitutional documents of the international organizations). The author also analyzes the existing practice, as well as provides certain propositions on this matter. Despite its relevance from the scientific perspective, the topic at hand is yet insufficiently studied within the international law. The available works do not consider the changes that took place in the international life, while this article is aimed at partially filling the existing gap. In conclusion, the author notes that in resolution of the questions of membership termination in the international organizations, it is important to address not only to the positions of constitutional documents of the international organizations, but also the norms of common international law.


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UN specialized agencies, UN, Dissolution of international organization, Suspension of membership, Exclusion, Disaffiliation, Sanction, Termination of membership, Constitutional documents, International organization

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