International Organisations Act 2005
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about privileges, immunities and facilities in connection with certain international organisations. |
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| Citation | 2005 c. 20 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 April 2005 |
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Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the International Organisations Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The International Organisations Act 2005[a] (c. 20) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to enable the United Kingdom to fulfil a give certain international organisations legal capacity, certain legal privileges and certain legal immunities.[1][2]
Provisions
The organisations affected by the act are:[3]
- the Commonwealth Secretariat/Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal
- the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- bodies established under Titles V and VI of the Treaty on European Union - Provisions on a Common Foreign and Security Policy and on Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters
- the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
- the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
In relation to the Commonweatlh Secretariat Arbitration Tribunal, the act changed the status of the tribunal so that its proceedings were no longer "arbitration" under the domestic law of the United Kingdom and could therefore be conducted in public.[4]
In relation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the act was broadly in line with the 1993 Rome Council Decision.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ Explanatory notes, paragraph 3
- ↑ "Queen's Speech at-a-glance". BBC News. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "International Organisations Bill". BBC News. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Lacourt, Alice (2021). "CHAPTER 10 The Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal: The Evolution and Explanation of Changes to the Tribunal's Statute The Evolution and Explanation of Changes to the Tribunal's Statute from The Role of International Administrative Law at International Organizations: AIIB". Yearbook of International Law 2020. doi:10.1163/j.ctv1sr6hk4.12.
- ↑ Tabassi, Lisa (30 May 2019), "The Role of the Organisation in Asserting Legal Personality: the Position of the OSCE Secretariat on the OSCE's Legal Status", in Steinbrück Platise, Mateja; Moser, Carolyn; Peters, Anne (eds.), The Legal Framework of the OSCE (1 ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 48–81, doi:10.1017/9781108594028.003, ISBN 978-1-108-59402-8, retrieved 1 July 2026
External links
- Text of the International Organisations Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the International Organisations Act 2005 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Explanatory notes to the International Organisations Act 2005.
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