Chapter 1: Foundations and structure of international
law
Introduction
ASIL: Internatinaa aaw afeett tthe daiay aife: Trade, ttatethiid, terriritm, eaimate, … + Sub-
diteipainet: Human rigthtt, Law if tthe tea, Law if armed einfiett, … (EgE Preparatin,
priduetin and tthipping if tthe bii yiu thiad were tubjeet ti a thitt if internatinaa aegaa
inttrumentt)
Public internatinal law = Givern interaetint between ttatet natint), between ttatet and
internatinaa bidiet IO’t) and between internatinaa bidiet tthemteavet (EgE Human rigthtt,
envirinmentaa aaw, …) Requiret thittt and aetirt Internatinaa irganitatint and
individuaat) wthi pittettet rigthtt and/ ir ibaigatint under internatinaa aaw
Private internatinal law (IPL) = Givernt tthe ethiiee if aaw ti appay wthen tthere are einfiett
in tthe dimette/ natinaa aaw if diferent eiuntriet tthat reaate ti private trantaetint (EgE
Cintraett, marriage & diviree, ethiad adiptin, …) A Beagian guy giet in a thiaiday in Spain
and rentt a viaaa frim a Pirtuguete ifee but tthe apartment it priperty if a pertin aiving in
GermanyE Here are 4 diferent typet if aaw, wthieth ine wiaa be uted if tthe viaaa burnt diwn
and wiaa it be a Beagian, German, Pirtuguete if Spanitth judge?
A brief history of international law
Since early tiee racee of IL: Creatin if mire ir aett firmaa praeteet and mutuaa
expeetatint Feat a need fir internatinaa ruaet and prineipaet
15 h – 16 h cen ury (La e Middle Agee):
Jus naturale (Natuurrecht) = Aaa-embraeing tet if ideat abiut naturaa and tieiaa aife
in tthe univerte + aati appaied ti ttatet by virtue if tthe faet tthat ruaert were aati
individuaat and tubjeet ti itE
o Deatth penaaty Oppitite ti rigtht ti aive Rigtht ti aive it never writen diwn,
we are einvineed tthat every thuman being that tthe rigtht ti aive, it’t jutt
beeaute if nature)
o Putting timeine in jaia Oppitite ti tthe rigtht if freedim)
o Ta ing away timeine’t priperty Oppitite ti tthe rigtht if beaingingt)
Jus gentum = Tthe rigtht tthat beaingt ti every thuman being in eartth Firerunner if
internatinaa aaw), a aaw if peipae/natint + inferiir ti internatinaa aaw
Legaa ibaigatint and eintraett were ereated in day-ti-day reaatint if tthe
eimmunitet
Aati dawn if eiainiaaitm Spain – Indiant)
o De Vitiria: 1532 – De Indit et De Jure Beaai Reaeetinet
o Vitiria: War againtt natvet if tthe New Wirad Indiant) thad ti be jutt Aati
part if tthe tieiety if tthe thuman raee + Aett if Spain giverned by naturaa aaw
17 h – 18 h cen ury: