The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations provides an authoritative account of the law and politics of international organizations. Looking at the role, function, and history of organizations, this Handbook offers a wide ranging and thorough analysis of the area. This particular Handbook offers academics, scholars and lawyers an astoundingly diverse and extensive range of contemporary research on, in this case, international organizations... The book's three expert editors head a team of no less than sixty-six international contributors comprising academics and practitioners, who together present a veritable treasure trove of up-to-the-minute analysis and commentary on 'IOs', including the legal, political and practical issues with which they are concerned... International lawyers especially, will find this overview of the various perspectives on the workings of international organizations immensely useful.