In this new volume in the Elements series, Daniel Bradlow traces the history and development of international law and international financial institutions from the inter-war years to today, providing a detailed overview of the legal frameworks within which such institutions were established and operate, and which structure their relationships with their member states and their citizens.The book opens with the Bretton Woods Conference and a background on the treaties establishing the IMF and the World Bank. It then discusses the Articles of Agreement of the IMF and the IBRD, providing information on their governance arrangements, mandates, and operating principles. The international legal status of these two international financial institutions, their international legal rights, responsibilities and obligations, and their privileges and immunities are also examined. In laterchapters, the book explores how the structure, functions, and operations of the World Bank and IMF have evolved si
