International and
European Law
, International Law - Week 1
International Law -
Public Int
. Law
What is law ?
l aw consists rules the conduc t relationships in a
regulating e o f ac tors society
horms that c re a te rights e obligations
·
·
a framework to enable co-existance a Co-operation
·
procedures for enforcement when ru les a re breached
What is public inter national l aw ?
·
Pil is the body of rules t h at govern
-
relations between S t a t e s
-
the establishment , functioninge powers of 190s
-
increasingly ,
cer tain non-state ac tors ,
which
mey bear rights e
obligations
Unlike domestic legislation ,
PIL h a s no central legislature or executive
Foundational Branches
團
Topics (specialized
·
diplomatic lew
·
human rights l aw fields)
law of peace a
security
·
·
int. Crimina l
,Historica Development of International Law
Early foundations (16thC -
17thc)
·
Francesco de Vitoria (1532)
·
wo r ks on l aw o n wa r
,
Colonialism , e
rights of indigenous peoples
to unlimited imperial power
early challenge
·
·
Hugo Grotios ( 1 6 2 5 ]
keyworks
· :
·
Freedom of the seas
on the law of wa r e peace
·
developed systematic thinking on law of the s e a
laws
governing war a peace
Grotius is closely assossiated with the law of the see
·
Peace of Westphalia (1648)
·
established state-based international system
·
introduced :
sovereignty ,
ter ritorial integrity ,
formal equality of States
17thC-10th C
shift away from religion as a s o u rc e o f law cenlightenment (
·
·
st a te s become
primary subjects of inter national l aw
equal Sovereigns
·
s t a te consent becomes the source of int .
law
no higher authority a b ove the State
·
·
principle of non-intervention in internal affairs
, 18-201C >
-
Legal positivism
Lassa Oppenheim
·
·
defined international l aw a s l aw made bye for States
'States
Solely e exclusively are subjects of int . law
moral content
is irrelevant to
int lar is created
>
.
legal validity o -
3
by States
core elements
of int .
legal
positivism
law is found in
→
∠ identifiable sources
State consent ceg-treaties (
is decisive
Positivism treats legal rules as an
'empty vessel' law is valid because states
agree to it ,
not because it is just or ethical
201 C :
Transformation of inter national law
·
1818 >
-
League of Nations
·
1828- >
Slavery Convention
established
-
·
1845 > United Nations
.
1048 - >
Universal Declaration o f HR
·
1048 -> >
Genere conventions
United Nations System
·
183 member states
main
organs
·
·
general assembly (Istate = / vote)
council (15 members (
security
·
·
5pernament members : USA UK, FR
, China Russia (
, ,
International Court of Justice (principal judicial organs
·
European Law
, International Law - Week 1
International Law -
Public Int
. Law
What is law ?
l aw consists rules the conduc t relationships in a
regulating e o f ac tors society
horms that c re a te rights e obligations
·
·
a framework to enable co-existance a Co-operation
·
procedures for enforcement when ru les a re breached
What is public inter national l aw ?
·
Pil is the body of rules t h at govern
-
relations between S t a t e s
-
the establishment , functioninge powers of 190s
-
increasingly ,
cer tain non-state ac tors ,
which
mey bear rights e
obligations
Unlike domestic legislation ,
PIL h a s no central legislature or executive
Foundational Branches
團
Topics (specialized
·
diplomatic lew
·
human rights l aw fields)
law of peace a
security
·
·
int. Crimina l
,Historica Development of International Law
Early foundations (16thC -
17thc)
·
Francesco de Vitoria (1532)
·
wo r ks on l aw o n wa r
,
Colonialism , e
rights of indigenous peoples
to unlimited imperial power
early challenge
·
·
Hugo Grotios ( 1 6 2 5 ]
keyworks
· :
·
Freedom of the seas
on the law of wa r e peace
·
developed systematic thinking on law of the s e a
laws
governing war a peace
Grotius is closely assossiated with the law of the see
·
Peace of Westphalia (1648)
·
established state-based international system
·
introduced :
sovereignty ,
ter ritorial integrity ,
formal equality of States
17thC-10th C
shift away from religion as a s o u rc e o f law cenlightenment (
·
·
st a te s become
primary subjects of inter national l aw
equal Sovereigns
·
s t a te consent becomes the source of int .
law
no higher authority a b ove the State
·
·
principle of non-intervention in internal affairs
, 18-201C >
-
Legal positivism
Lassa Oppenheim
·
·
defined international l aw a s l aw made bye for States
'States
Solely e exclusively are subjects of int . law
moral content
is irrelevant to
int lar is created
>
.
legal validity o -
3
by States
core elements
of int .
legal
positivism
law is found in
→
∠ identifiable sources
State consent ceg-treaties (
is decisive
Positivism treats legal rules as an
'empty vessel' law is valid because states
agree to it ,
not because it is just or ethical
201 C :
Transformation of inter national law
·
1818 >
-
League of Nations
·
1828- >
Slavery Convention
established
-
·
1845 > United Nations
.
1048 - >
Universal Declaration o f HR
·
1048 -> >
Genere conventions
United Nations System
·
183 member states
main
organs
·
·
general assembly (Istate = / vote)
council (15 members (
security
·
·
5pernament members : USA UK, FR
, China Russia (
, ,
International Court of Justice (principal judicial organs
·
