INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: ISSUES OF FUNDING OF THEIR ACTIVITY
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Abstract (English):
A few very important features of financial law of international organizations were consider in present article. The author puts forward an idea that funding of international organizations activities is an important element of the international legal personality of international organizations, because it allows them to ensure the necessary independence while executing their international rights and obligations and the exercise of their assigned functions. The main categories of financial law of international organizations were examined in article: the concept and types of incomes and expenses, the concept of budget process of the international organization in accordance with two ways of funding of international organizations settled in the XX century. Special attention was paid to the analysis of the obligations of Member States of an international organization to contribute to the organization’s budget. For these purposes, the analysis of the positions of judges of the International Court of Justice and the opinions of scientists on this issue in the context of the proceedings on certain expenses of the United Nations. The author has come to conclusion about necessity of the further study of the problems of the financial law of international organizations.

Keywords:
international intergovernmental organization (IGO), international supranational organization, funding of the international organization, incomes and expenses of international organizations, budget process of IGO, financial law, international organizations and national interests of Member States.
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