The immunity of international organizations before and after Jam v IFC: Is the functional necessity rationale still relevant?
1. Introduction While the International Court of Justice held that State immunity ‘derives from the principle of sovereign equality of States’,[1] it has been widely accepted that the immunity of international organizations (IOs) is based on the principle of ‘functional necessity’: immunities are necessary to shield IOs from unilateral intervention by member States, so as...
