International Law Part4 Exam questions with 100% correct, peer-reviewed answers
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International Law Part 4
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International Law Part 4
international law as law - ANSWER-a body of rules established by custom or treaty and recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.
origins of international law - ANSWER-empires = states
Emerging "rules of behavior"
Hugo Grotious: The father of International Law
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International Law Exam questions with
100% correct, peer-reviewed answers
international law as law - ANSWER-a body of rules established by custom or treaty and
recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.
origins of international law - ANSWER-empires = states
Emerging "rules of behavior"
Hugo Grotious: The father of International Law
sources of international law - ANSWER-treaties, international customs, general
principles, of law as recognized by civilized nations, the decisions of national and lower
courts, and other scholarly writing.
subjects of international law - ANSWER-states and non-state actors like individuals,
international organizations, multinational companies, and international, international
ngo's
NGO - ANSWER-non-governmental organization
IGO - ANSWER-Intergovernmental organization
pacta sunt servanda - ANSWER-Latin for "agreements must be kept"
suspension or termination of treaties - ANSWER-through provisions of the treaty itself,
or through the Geneva Convention on Law of Treaties
Denunciation
Material breach
Suspension
rebus sic stantibus
, rebus sic stantibus - ANSWER-In public international law, clausula rebus sic stantibus
(Latin for "things thus standing") is the legal doctrine allowing for treaties to become
inapplicable because of a fundamental change of circumstances.
opinio juris - ANSWER-In customary international law, opinio juris is the second element
(along with state practice) necessary to establish a legally binding custom.
extradition - ANSWER-is the official process whereby one country transfers a suspected
or convicted criminal to another country
political asylum - ANSWER-the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left
their native country as a political refugee
General Assembly resolutions as sources of law - ANSWER-Traditionally, United States
courts have not considered United Nations General Assembly Resolutions to be
authoritative sources of
international law, unless the Resolution merely restated legal principles that could be
verified by reference to recognized sources such as
customary international law, treaties, and judicial decisions.
sovereignty - ANSWER-the authority of a state to govern itself
jurisdiction - ANSWER-the extend of the power to make legal decisions and judgements
principles by which a state may claim jurisdiction - ANSWER-Passive personality
principle
Universality principle
Protective principle
Nationality principle
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