Abstract
Bradley and Kelley define and clarify the concept of international delegation from both a legal and a social-science perspective. They begin by presenting a definition of international delegation as a grant of authority by two or more states to an international body to make decisions or take actions. They also identify eight types of authority that states may grant: legislative, adjudicative, regulatory, monitoring and enforcement, agenda-setting, research and advice, policy implementation, and redelegation. International bodies will often exercise more than one type of authority, and there will sometimes be uncertainties about whether a particular type of authority fails into a particular category. Distinguishing between the different types of authority is important, however, because many of the existing arguments and theories about delegation may not apply equally across the different types of authority delegated.
Citation
Curtis A. Bradley & Judith G. Kelley,
The Concept of International Delegation,
71 Law and Contemporary Problems
1-36
(Winter 2008)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/lcp/vol71/iss1/2