LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

Abstract

Today, the SCO is the most authoritative international Organization of a new type,
the world's largest trans-regional organization, whose area of responsibility is more than
60% of the territory of Eurasian continent with a population of over 3,2 bln people, with
a combined economic potential of more than a quarter of the world's GDP.
Since the creation of the SCO, a solid international legal and regulatory framework
has been formed within the Organization. There are 29 SCO statutory bodies and about
40 working expert mechanisms of multilateral interaction functioning effectively.