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1 Ph.D. Student in International Law, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Prof., Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Legitimacy as the footstone and the final purpose of the legal personality of IOs, gives authority to the actions of IOs and indicates the authority and status of IOs in the international community. The key crystallization of this concept is believe in IOs to perform duties and achieve purpose, which is achieved through the participation of members. Despite the high importance of legitimacy in global governance, the concept and evaluation criteria of legitimacy in the framework of the law of IOs have not been sufficiently explained, and its hidden points are many. The diversity and heterogeneity of IOs and the complex relationships between them make it more difficult and ambiguous to assess the legitimacy of organizations' actions and decisions. This article seeks to identify the necessary criteria, through paying attention to plurality and unity of IOs and its legal personality. This has concluded that the legitimacy of IOs should be assessed on the basis of principles, purpose, membership, duties, powers and efficiency. Accordingly, the legitimacy of IOs is characterized by "limitation" and "relativity", both of which are derived from the Principle of Specialty and the principle of functional necessity of the legal personality of IOs.
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