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The Birth and Development of International Institutional Law

The Birth and Development of International Institutional Law The Birth and Development of International Institutional Law 5 THE BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL LAW H ENRY G. S CHERMERS * In 1953 when I was a young staff member of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I was charged with the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations. Traditionally, all international contacts had to go through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry wanted to remain the national centre to which all international contacts should be addressed but all technical questions had to be answered by the technical ministries. My job was to forward letters of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to the Ministry of Agriculture asking them what should be the reply and subsequently to send the reply to the FAO. Equally, I had to forward letters from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ministry of Health asking them how the Minister of Foreign Affairs should reply and subsequently forward that reply to the WHO. For all other specialized agencies the same rules applied. My task was to forward letters to the responsible ministries and be attentive that they were to replied within a reasonable time. Whenever political questions, such as the participation http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Organizations Law Review Brill

The Birth and Development of International Institutional Law

Schermers, Henry
International Organizations Law Review , Volume 1 (1): 5 – Jan 1, 2004
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Brill
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1572-3739
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1572-3747
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10.1163/1572374043242394
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The Birth and Development of International Institutional Law 5 THE BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL LAW H ENRY G. S CHERMERS * In 1953 when I was a young staff member of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I was charged with the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations. Traditionally, all international contacts had to go through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry wanted to remain the national centre to which all international contacts should be addressed but all technical questions had to be answered by the technical ministries. My job was to forward letters of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to the Ministry of Agriculture asking them what should be the reply and subsequently to send the reply to the FAO. Equally, I had to forward letters from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ministry of Health asking them how the Minister of Foreign Affairs should reply and subsequently forward that reply to the WHO. For all other specialized agencies the same rules applied. My task was to forward letters to the responsible ministries and be attentive that they were to replied within a reasonable time. Whenever political questions, such as the participation

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International Organizations Law Review – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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