ULUSLARARASI ÖRGÜTLERİN ULUSLARARASI HUKUK KİŞİLİĞİ: OPEC ÖRNEĞİ

Uluslararası örgütlerin ulusal kişiliği devletlerin iç hukuku ile ilgili bir mesele olsa da uluslararası hukuk kişiliği birden çok devleti ilgilendirmektedir. Zira, uluslararası hukuk kişiliğine sahip bir örgüt bağımsız olarak her devlet ve örgütle hukuki ilişki içerisine girebilmekte ve bu sayede daha etkin şekilde temsil edilebilmekte, kuruluş amacını gerçekleştirebilmektedir. Uluslararası örgütlerin uluslararası hukuk kişiliğini kazanma yolları ise çeşitlidir. Bunlardan en sık karşılaşılanları sübjektif ve objektif sübjektif ve objektif hukuki kişilikleridir. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) isimli uluslararası örgütün uluslararası hukuk kişiliği konusunda da tartışmalar mevcuttur. OPEC'in uluslararası hukuk kişiliğinin, yukarıda ifade edilen yollardan hangisi ile kazanılmış olabileceği değerlendirilmesi gerekli bir husustur. Zira OPEC, günümüzde etkin olan ve kararları tüm dünyada sonuç doğuran bir uluslararası örgüt pozisyonundadır.

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PERSONALITY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: OPEC CASE

National legal personality is a matter of domestic law while international legal personality is an immemorial but significant subject of international law. It is generally accepted that an international organization with legal personality can represent its members, and achieve its aims more efficiently than those without having legal personality. There are a few theories about the way of acquisition of international legal personality. These main theories about international legal personality such as, subjective, presumptive and objective legal personality theories should be born in mind to better understand the legal status of international organizations Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is one of the leadinginternational organizations functioning in petroleum sector with 13 oil rich membercountries. The international legal personality of OPEC has been a long discussed yetstill contradictive subject in international law. Therefore international legalpersonality of OPEC was chosen as the subheading, and it is defined according to thelegal personality theories to better understand the power and legal status of OPECwhich takes vital decisions for the world oil market. It is also presumed that thejuridical personality of an entity should indicate legal personality of this entity, OPECis also examined by its status before courts.

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