how is the system of checks and balances used in international organizations 
checks and balances are used by a wide range of global organizations that seek to check the power of different nations organizations and individuals within said organizations groups such as nato the un the world trade organization wto the international criminal court icc all employ checks and balances in their organizational structures the bottom linewithout checks and balances one branch of a government or organization can grow too powerful in the u s three branches of the federal government effectively have a set of checks and balances the legislative branch as congress the house of representatives and the senate the supreme court and lower courts as the judicial branch and the president his cabinet and all federal departments and agencies as the executive branch other governments and international bodies like the united nations also have checks and balances in place 