il-final-oconnell-outline

il-final-oconnell-outline INTERNATIONAL LAW CLASS NOTES Class 2 (2/9) -Introduction to International Law: I. Types of International Law A. Private International Law 1. deals with international situations a) ex. stealing something in another state, killing someone in another country, marrying someone with a different citizenship 2. conflict of laws 3. cases within a domestic legal system that have foreign elements 4. regulates private transactions, dealings, and disputes between legal subjects that involve foreign elements 5. applicable when private parties (individuals, companies, etc.) of different countries interact 6. questions of the application of foreign law to a particular legal situation and the role of foreign jurisdictions 7. each state has a domestic legal system → United States, Cuba, Switzerland a) domestic legal system governs relations between each state 8. deals with cases inside a domestic legal system that has a foreign element a) ex. a US citizen commits a crime in Russia against a Finnish citizen B. Public International Law 1. governs relations primarily between states and other subjects of international law a) international organizations b) sui generis entities (only 3) (1) sui generis = “of its own kind” (2) do not control significant territory and have limited international profile as a nation (3) The Vatican, The Order of Malta, International Committee of the Red Cross c) individuals 2. covers many issues a) territorial sovereignty b) environment c) trade d) human rights e) crimin