New challenges to IMF jurisdiction1

Interdependency and the need to cooperate between states will continue to give increasing responsibilities to intergovernmental organizations that seek to benefit their membership by the management of international or regional problems of whatever kind. Simultaneous to this development, jurisdiction of international organization as a branch of public international law will require further research. As the scope of activities of international organizations will expand, the development of the law of international organizations must focus on the delicate balance of jurisdictions of organizations and their member states. The latter may be willing to subject themselves to the jurisdiction of an international organization but it is also their legitimate interest that the organization observes its purposes and powers. Constitutional interpretation and dispute settlement should safeguard such interests.