Abstract
A subject of international law is “an entity capable of possessing international rights and duties and endowed with the capacity to take legal action in the international plane”. In the past, States were considered the only subjects of international law and the only legal persons, possessing the totality of rights and duties recognized by international law. With developments in international law especially the establishment of the UN, other non-state actors like international organizations have emerged and it has become clear that States are not the only subjects of international law. To what extent do these international organizations possess international legal personality? This paper examines the extent of the international legal personality of international organizations by initially discussing the meaning and types of international organizations; by considering the concept of legal personality and the criteria for international legal personality of international organizations; and finally by determining the scope of the legal personality of international organizations, their rights and duties and whether they possess objective personality.
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