International law exam
Contents
The nature of law in a globalizing world......................................................................................................5
Ch 1. The setng of internatonal law......................................................................................................5
The subjects of internatonal law.................................................................................................................7
Ch. 4 The subjects of internatonal law....................................................................................................7
States...................................................................................................................................................7
Recogniton of states (or governments)...............................................................................................8
Acquisiton of territor'.........................................................................................................................9
Statehood: contnuit' and change.......................................................................................................9
Internatonal organizatons................................................................................................................10
The United Natons............................................................................................................................10
The sources of internatonal law...............................................................................................................11
Ch.2 The making of internatonal law....................................................................................................11
Two ships (or perhaps three): lotus and Wimbledon.........................................................................11
Artcle 38 IC Statute..........................................................................................................................12
Treates..............................................................................................................................................12
Customar' law...................................................................................................................................12
Requirements of customar' law........................................................................................................12
A normatve problem, or towards modern custom...........................................................................13
General principles of law...................................................................................................................14
Unilateral declaratons.......................................................................................................................14
Other possible sources and the renewal of sources doctrine............................................................14
Ch.3 The law of treates.........................................................................................................................15
Two basic principles:..........................................................................................................................15
The concept of treat'.........................................................................................................................15
The conclusion of treates..................................................................................................................15
Reservatons......................................................................................................................................16
Interpretaton....................................................................................................................................16
Applicaton of treates.......................................................................................................................17
Treat' revision...................................................................................................................................17
Validit' and invalidit'.........................................................................................................................18
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, Terminaton and suspension..............................................................................................................18
urisdicton and immunites.......................................................................................................................19
Ch. 5.......................................................................................................................................................19
Five principles....................................................................................................................................19
Extraterritorial jurisdicton.................................................................................................................20
Concurrent jurisdicton......................................................................................................................21
The powers of internatonal organizatons........................................................................................21
Sovereign immunites........................................................................................................................21
Heads of states and other..................................................................................................................21
Diplomatc privileges and immunites................................................................................................21
Ch. 12 Internatonal criminal law...........................................................................................................22
War crimes and the ICC.....................................................................................................................22
Core crimes........................................................................................................................................23
Individual responsibilit'.....................................................................................................................23
Extraditon.........................................................................................................................................24
State responsibilit' and the peaceful setlement of disputes....................................................................24
Ch. 7 The law of responsibilit'...............................................................................................................24
From custom to codifcaton..............................................................................................................24
State responsibilit': 2 basic principles...............................................................................................25
Responsibilit' and private acts..........................................................................................................25
Circumstances precluding wrongfulness............................................................................................25
Consequences of responsibilit'.........................................................................................................26
Responsible to whom?.......................................................................................................................26
Responsibilit' of internatonal organizatons.....................................................................................26
Individual responsibilit'.....................................................................................................................26
Shared responsibilit'.........................................................................................................................26
Ch. 8: Internatonal courts and tribunals...............................................................................................27
Setling disputes.................................................................................................................................27
The IC ................................................................................................................................................27
urisdicton.........................................................................................................................................28
Admissibilit'.......................................................................................................................................28
Interim measures of protecton.........................................................................................................29
Compensaton....................................................................................................................................29
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, Miscellaneous issues..........................................................................................................................29
Advisor' opinions..............................................................................................................................29
udicial review?..................................................................................................................................29
The use of force & the law of armed conficts...........................................................................................30
Ch. 10 Use of force.................................................................................................................................30
Abolishing war...................................................................................................................................30
The UN Charter..................................................................................................................................30
Self-defense.......................................................................................................................................30
Humanitarian interventon................................................................................................................31
Terrorism...........................................................................................................................................31
The end of armed confict..................................................................................................................31
Ch.11 The law of armed confict............................................................................................................32
Internatonal humanitarian law.........................................................................................................32
Internatonal and non-internatonal conficts....................................................................................32
Proportonalit' and militar' necessit'...............................................................................................32
Arms and weapons............................................................................................................................33
Internatonal humanitarian law and internatonal organizatons......................................................33
Internatonal humanitarian law and privatzaton.............................................................................33
Foreign occupaton............................................................................................................................33
ust post bellum and post-confict governance..................................................................................34
Internatonal organizatons: The UN and the WTO....................................................................................34
Ch. 9: Sanctons, counter measures and collectve securit'..................................................................34
Inadimplent non est adimplendum.......................................................................................................34
Retorsion...........................................................................................................................................34
Reprisals and countermeasures.........................................................................................................34
Collectve securit'..............................................................................................................................35
Triggering collectve acton................................................................................................................35
The role of the general assembl'.......................................................................................................36
Individual sanctons...........................................................................................................................36
Ch. 15: The global econom'...................................................................................................................36
Private internatonal law....................................................................................................................36
Internatonal taxaton........................................................................................................................36
Ch. 6 The individual in internatonal law: including human rights.........................................................37
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, From slaver' to human rights............................................................................................................37
The natonalizaton of human rights..................................................................................................37
The applicaton of human rights........................................................................................................37
Group rights.......................................................................................................................................37
Self-determinaton.............................................................................................................................38
Natonalit'.........................................................................................................................................38
The right to have rights? Stateless persons, refugees and migrants..................................................38
The politcs and ethics of internatonal law and global governance..................................................38
The politcs of internatonal law........................................................................................................39
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Contents
The nature of law in a globalizing world......................................................................................................5
Ch 1. The setng of internatonal law......................................................................................................5
The subjects of internatonal law.................................................................................................................7
Ch. 4 The subjects of internatonal law....................................................................................................7
States...................................................................................................................................................7
Recogniton of states (or governments)...............................................................................................8
Acquisiton of territor'.........................................................................................................................9
Statehood: contnuit' and change.......................................................................................................9
Internatonal organizatons................................................................................................................10
The United Natons............................................................................................................................10
The sources of internatonal law...............................................................................................................11
Ch.2 The making of internatonal law....................................................................................................11
Two ships (or perhaps three): lotus and Wimbledon.........................................................................11
Artcle 38 IC Statute..........................................................................................................................12
Treates..............................................................................................................................................12
Customar' law...................................................................................................................................12
Requirements of customar' law........................................................................................................12
A normatve problem, or towards modern custom...........................................................................13
General principles of law...................................................................................................................14
Unilateral declaratons.......................................................................................................................14
Other possible sources and the renewal of sources doctrine............................................................14
Ch.3 The law of treates.........................................................................................................................15
Two basic principles:..........................................................................................................................15
The concept of treat'.........................................................................................................................15
The conclusion of treates..................................................................................................................15
Reservatons......................................................................................................................................16
Interpretaton....................................................................................................................................16
Applicaton of treates.......................................................................................................................17
Treat' revision...................................................................................................................................17
Validit' and invalidit'.........................................................................................................................18
1
, Terminaton and suspension..............................................................................................................18
urisdicton and immunites.......................................................................................................................19
Ch. 5.......................................................................................................................................................19
Five principles....................................................................................................................................19
Extraterritorial jurisdicton.................................................................................................................20
Concurrent jurisdicton......................................................................................................................21
The powers of internatonal organizatons........................................................................................21
Sovereign immunites........................................................................................................................21
Heads of states and other..................................................................................................................21
Diplomatc privileges and immunites................................................................................................21
Ch. 12 Internatonal criminal law...........................................................................................................22
War crimes and the ICC.....................................................................................................................22
Core crimes........................................................................................................................................23
Individual responsibilit'.....................................................................................................................23
Extraditon.........................................................................................................................................24
State responsibilit' and the peaceful setlement of disputes....................................................................24
Ch. 7 The law of responsibilit'...............................................................................................................24
From custom to codifcaton..............................................................................................................24
State responsibilit': 2 basic principles...............................................................................................25
Responsibilit' and private acts..........................................................................................................25
Circumstances precluding wrongfulness............................................................................................25
Consequences of responsibilit'.........................................................................................................26
Responsible to whom?.......................................................................................................................26
Responsibilit' of internatonal organizatons.....................................................................................26
Individual responsibilit'.....................................................................................................................26
Shared responsibilit'.........................................................................................................................26
Ch. 8: Internatonal courts and tribunals...............................................................................................27
Setling disputes.................................................................................................................................27
The IC ................................................................................................................................................27
urisdicton.........................................................................................................................................28
Admissibilit'.......................................................................................................................................28
Interim measures of protecton.........................................................................................................29
Compensaton....................................................................................................................................29
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, Miscellaneous issues..........................................................................................................................29
Advisor' opinions..............................................................................................................................29
udicial review?..................................................................................................................................29
The use of force & the law of armed conficts...........................................................................................30
Ch. 10 Use of force.................................................................................................................................30
Abolishing war...................................................................................................................................30
The UN Charter..................................................................................................................................30
Self-defense.......................................................................................................................................30
Humanitarian interventon................................................................................................................31
Terrorism...........................................................................................................................................31
The end of armed confict..................................................................................................................31
Ch.11 The law of armed confict............................................................................................................32
Internatonal humanitarian law.........................................................................................................32
Internatonal and non-internatonal conficts....................................................................................32
Proportonalit' and militar' necessit'...............................................................................................32
Arms and weapons............................................................................................................................33
Internatonal humanitarian law and internatonal organizatons......................................................33
Internatonal humanitarian law and privatzaton.............................................................................33
Foreign occupaton............................................................................................................................33
ust post bellum and post-confict governance..................................................................................34
Internatonal organizatons: The UN and the WTO....................................................................................34
Ch. 9: Sanctons, counter measures and collectve securit'..................................................................34
Inadimplent non est adimplendum.......................................................................................................34
Retorsion...........................................................................................................................................34
Reprisals and countermeasures.........................................................................................................34
Collectve securit'..............................................................................................................................35
Triggering collectve acton................................................................................................................35
The role of the general assembl'.......................................................................................................36
Individual sanctons...........................................................................................................................36
Ch. 15: The global econom'...................................................................................................................36
Private internatonal law....................................................................................................................36
Internatonal taxaton........................................................................................................................36
Ch. 6 The individual in internatonal law: including human rights.........................................................37
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, From slaver' to human rights............................................................................................................37
The natonalizaton of human rights..................................................................................................37
The applicaton of human rights........................................................................................................37
Group rights.......................................................................................................................................37
Self-determinaton.............................................................................................................................38
Natonalit'.........................................................................................................................................38
The right to have rights? Stateless persons, refugees and migrants..................................................38
The politcs and ethics of internatonal law and global governance..................................................38
The politcs of internatonal law........................................................................................................39
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