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The Concept of International Delegation Curtis A. Bradley, Duke University Law School Judith G. Kelley, Duke University: Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Download the Paper (PDF format) - February 1, 2007 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: This paper defines and clarifies the concept of international delegation from both a legal and social science perspective. To capture the multilayered nature of international delegation, the paper considers not only grants of authority to bureaucracies, but also to collective bodies, sub-groups of states, and courts. The paper also considers delegation from the perspective of individual states in order to take account of differences in the degree of delegation between states across institutional arrangements. The paper first presents a definition of international delegation and identifies eight types of authority that states may grant. It then presents a framework for assessing variation in the sovereignty cost of particular delegations – that is, the reduction in state autonomy associated with ceding authority to international institutions. The paper argues that the extent of these costs, and thus the level of delegation, depends on four factors – issue area, type of authority, legal effect, and independence of the international body. SUGGESTED CITATION: Curtis A. Bradley and Judith G. Kelley, "The Concept of International Delegation" (February 1, 2007). Duke Law School Working Paper Series. Duke Law School Faculty Scholarship Series. Paper 81. http://lsr.nellco.org/duke/fs/papers/81 | REPOSITORY HOME  | SEARCH  | MY ACCOUNT  | NELLCO HOME | Powered by bepress.