Andrea de Guttry is Full Professor at the Dirpolis Institute of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Micaela Frulli is Associate Professor at the Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche (DSG), University of Florence, Edoardo Greppi is Full Professor at the Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, University of Turin, and Chiara Macchi is Research Fellow at the Dirpolis Institute of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa.

Broadens the understanding of the legal obligations of international organizations towards their civilian personnel

Provides an exhaustive review of the existing case law on the duty of care of international organizations

Provides a large number of real-life examples of risks faced by civilian personnel sent on missions and assignments outside of their normal place of activity

Shares a large number of tips and insights on how international organizations can shape their policies and practices to fulfil their duty of care

Outlines each of the varied approaches to the duty of care by analysing the policies of selected international organizations

Reinforces the concept of the duty of care by reference to the human rights obligations of international organizations

Offers a detailed set of guiding principles on the duty of care of international organ

Part I. The Duty of Care of International Organizations: Setting the Scene.- Chapter 1. International Organizations and Alleged Duty of Care Breaches: A Growing Ethical, Reputational and Financial Challenge.- Chapter 2. Comparative Analysis of International Jurisprudence and Relevant International Practice Related to the Duty of Care Obligations Incumbent on International Organizations towards their Mobile Workforce.- Chapter 3. The Duty of Care of International Organizations: Issues of Conduct and Attribution of Responsibility.- Chapter 4. Overlapping Responsibility: The Legal Relationship between the International Organization and the Host State.- Chapter 5. The Duty of States to Ensure Respect of the Duty of Care through their Membership in International Organizations.- Chapter 6. International Organizations as Employers: Examining the Duty of Care in the Light of the Different Forms of Employment Relationships.- Part II. The Implementation of the Duty of Care by Selected International Organizations: Specific Legal and Practical Challenges.- Chapter 7. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the United Nations.- Chapter 8. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the European Union.- Chapter 9. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the NATO.- Chapter 10. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the OSCE.- Chapter 11. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the Council of Europe.- Chapter 12. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the Organization of American States.- Chapter 13. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the African Union.- Chapter 14. Implementation of the Duty of Care by the World Bank.- Chapter 15. Practical Measures in the Implementation of the Duty of Care by International Organizations.- Part III. The Duty of Care as a Corollary of States' Duty to Protect Human Rights and its Implications for International Organizations.- Chapter 16. The Duty of Care as a Corollary of Human Rights Obligations on International Organizations.- Chapter 17. The Transnational Dimension of International Organizations' Duty of Care towards their Civilian Personnel: Lessons from the Case Law on States' Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations.- Chapter 18. Victims' Right to Reparation and the Residual Application of Diplomatic and/or Functional Protection.- Chapter 19. Concluding Remarks.- Appendices.