‎'‎Cogent‎,‎ concise and intellectually incisive‎,‎ this book will educate and motivate students‎,‎ scholars and diplomats alike‎.‎‎'‎ Michael Byers‎,‎ Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law‎,‎ University of British Columbia ‎'‎A much‎-needed addition to the field of international organizations‎.‎ Ian Hurd explores the key theoretical and practical issues concerning international organizations in a well‎-written‎,‎ engaging‎,‎ and comprehensive manner‎.‎‎'‎ Jon Pevehouse‎,‎ University of Wisconsin ‎'‎This terrific introduction by one of the leading younger scholars of international organizations is core reading for any course on international institutions‎:‎ it is accessible‎,‎ comprehensive in its coverage of the key international organizations‎,‎ and compellingly structured according to states‎'‎ obligations arising from an IO treaty‎,‎ states‎'‎ compliance with these obligations in practice‎,‎ and the IO‎'‎s powers to enforce compliance‎.‎‎'‎ Ulrich Sedelmeier‎,‎ London School of Economics and Political Science ‎'‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ International Organizations is a very valuable contribution in the still developing field of international law and international relations‎.‎ It is recommended reading for those seeking an introduction to or review of the way in which politics and law interact and define the relationship between IOs and states‎.‎ Hurd offers a useful review of approaches to the study of international organizations and provides a valuable comparative approach to thinking about how states use law to empower IOs and how‎,‎ in turn‎,‎ those IOs seek to constrain and shape state behaviour‎.‎‎'‎ Timothy Meyer‎,‎ University of Georgia