International regulatory co-operation: the role of international organisations in fostering better rules of globalisation

Borders are becoming increasingly porous, with growing flows of goods, services, people and capital. Governments, more than ever, need to co-ordinate their efforts to develop global standards to address climate change, as well as crises related to finance, health, environment and migration; secure peace; and ensure sustainable economic prosperity and social inclusion. International organisations play a key role in fostering multilateral action and addressing the fragmentation that may undermine effective domestic action. To shed greater light on international standard setting, this unique report collects, compares and assesses the practices of 50 international organisations on their governance arrangements, operational modalities, use of quality management disciplines and co-operation efforts. It analyses different types of organisations - inter-governmental, supra-national, trans-governmental and private - and identifies avenues for making their action more effective, inclusive and relevant.

Preface -- Foreword and acknowledgements -- Acronyms of participating international organisations -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- The survey exercise, structure and respondents -- The contours of international regulatory co-operation within international organisations -- The governance and operational modalitiesof international organisations -- Implementation and impacts of the instruments of international organisations -- How do international organisations ensure the quality of their rule-making process? -- The institutional landscape in which international organisations operate -- Assessing the success of international regulatory co-operation as provided by international organisations -- Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) -- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -- ASTM International -- Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) -- Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) -- Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) -- Common Market for East/Southern Africa (COMESA) -- European Commission (EC) --…