LCIL Seminar: 'The International Civil Service and the Effectiveness of International Organizations' - Peter Quayle, King's College London

The treaty-basis of almost all international organizations confers upon their employees the same three legal attributes: ‘efficiency and competence', ‘geographic diversity’ and ‘integrity and independence’. The authorising framework to administer staff is likewise universal to international organizations, as is adjudication of employment-related disputes by international administrative tribunals. The employment law governing this encounter – international administrative law – is surely fundamental to the legal profile of international organizations. Yet, why is this foundational feature of today’s troubled multilateral order so often distorted, doubted and disregarded? This seminar offers an answer, arguing for an understanding of international administrative law as central to the effectiveness of international organizations.

Peter Quayle is an international lawyer specialising in the law, governance and effectiveness of international organizations. He advises the United Nations, multilateral development banks and other international organizations worldwide. He also lectures, researches and publishes on international organizations law, including at King’s College London, Harvard Law School, the University of Cambridge and Peking University. He is editor-in-chief of the 'Yearbook of Legal Practices and International Organizations' (Brill Nijhoff) and author of 'Employment Law at International Organizations: An Introduction to International Administrative Law' (CUP).

Chair: Prof Jan Klabbers

Please note this event is not online and will not be recorded.