International Law – an Introduction
• We are focussing on:
• Public International Law
• its key characteristics
• Sources
• Legal persons
• how international law relate to national legal systems
(c) Acknowledged for all images in this pre
,Public
International
Law
• Contrasts:
• The law within a state, which can be termed as national/domestic/municipal law
• deals with relationship between individuals or between individuals and the state. Domestic law is linked to
extent of the territory of the state.
• International law is first and foremost about regulating relations between states. Thus individuals are neither th
subjects nor parties in international law.
• We can contrast Public International Law (PIL) with ‘private international law’ or as it is also known, ‘conflicts o
, • Have full powers
• The international or
Subjects of
state
law is premised on a
built on the state
international law
• Secondary order
• Have legal personality • Created by states
• Recognised to act on the • Can have autonomy
international plane: • Can be party of intern
• Powers International agreements
• Rights
• obligations
organisation • But has limited powers
• Refer to the foundatio
agreement
Further derived or contested subjects:
• Minority or indigenous groups
• International non governmental organisations
Others? • Individuals
It is debatable in what sense they have powers, rights or obligations directly
from international law
• We are focussing on:
• Public International Law
• its key characteristics
• Sources
• Legal persons
• how international law relate to national legal systems
(c) Acknowledged for all images in this pre
,Public
International
Law
• Contrasts:
• The law within a state, which can be termed as national/domestic/municipal law
• deals with relationship between individuals or between individuals and the state. Domestic law is linked to
extent of the territory of the state.
• International law is first and foremost about regulating relations between states. Thus individuals are neither th
subjects nor parties in international law.
• We can contrast Public International Law (PIL) with ‘private international law’ or as it is also known, ‘conflicts o
, • Have full powers
• The international or
Subjects of
state
law is premised on a
built on the state
international law
• Secondary order
• Have legal personality • Created by states
• Recognised to act on the • Can have autonomy
international plane: • Can be party of intern
• Powers International agreements
• Rights
• obligations
organisation • But has limited powers
• Refer to the foundatio
agreement
Further derived or contested subjects:
• Minority or indigenous groups
• International non governmental organisations
Others? • Individuals
It is debatable in what sense they have powers, rights or obligations directly
from international law
