Human Rights & International Administrative Law
The following presentation discusses the applicability of international law and international conventions like the ECHR to international organizations such as the United Nations. While the answer might appear to obvious, the legal immunity these organizations receive...
Resources for Staffers of International Organizations
The following are helpful downloads and articles for staffers of international service organizations. Many of these resources and articles can be found throughout our site. For more information on how SFA can help you, please contact us today. Rule without Law:...
Who Will Police the Caregivers?
The public revelation in 2002 that some United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff, NGO workers, and international peacekeeping personnel had been trading refugee aid and food for sex with young women and girl refugees in Guinea and Liberia, West...
RadioFrontier Interview with Edward Flaherty
Edward P. Flaherty was recently interviewed on RadioFrontier.ch about WHO's planned abolition of up to 600 posts in the next year--listen by clicking below (MP3 audio, 14mb): RadioFrontier Interview with Edward Flaherty
Legal Protection in International Organizations—A Practitioner’s View
Edward Patrick Flaherty A number of the contributing authors have commented on the dysfunctions and problems of international administrative tribunals which provide the backbone of conflict between international organisations and their staff. Much of the commentary...

Huffington Post: Is the United Nations Above the Law?
Edward Flaherty was recently published in the Huffington Post where he questions the United Nations and diplomatic immunity and its implications for the law. The full article is here. From the post: The United Nations is an international organization committed to...