Icj jurisdiction Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Definition of International Law - ANSWER-That system of law governing the international legal relations between states, international organizations, including individual responsibility for natural persons for breach of international law Characteristics of International Law as compared to National Law - ANSWER-- Structured horizontally, 196 states all equal actors, decentralized - National law structured vertical and hierarchical in nature, centralized institutions What features charact...

A+ Questions And Answers 2023 1 Jus cogens norms constitute a special class of general rules made by custom. They have been endowed with a special legal force, i.e. they are peremptory norms so that they may not be derogated from by treaty or by ordinary customary rules. They have a rank and status superior to those of all the other rules of the international community. A treaty contrary to a jus cogens norm is null and void ab initio.Jus cogens norms can also have effect on making re...

What are the characteristics of the horizontal structure of international law? [multi-select] Fully sovereign states Compulsory jurisdiction Reciprocity Decentralized - ANSWER-decentralized, Fully sovereign states, Reciprocity Which of the following is an example of the vertical structure of international law? [multi-select] European Union NATO GATT ICJ UNSC - ANSWER-ICJ, European Union What's the difference between a monist and dualist state? - ANSWER-A monist state is where i...

Summary - book "International Business Law", tutorial work Summary International Business Law Chapter 1 International law = the body of legal rules and norms that regulates activities carried on beyond the legal boundaries of a single state Public international law = the division of international law that deals primarily with the rights and duties of states and intergovernmental organizations as between themselves Private international law = the part of international law that deals ...

Human Rights Global Politics IB review Final Exam Q&A Human rights - CORRECT ANSWER-The rights that all people have by the virtue of being a human being Human rights are - CORRECT ANSWER-Universal Inalienable Indivisible Positive rights - CORRECT ANSWER-Protected by authority, freedom to Negative rights - CORRECT ANSWER-Do not require intervention, freedom from UNHR first generation - CORRECT ANSWER-Civil and political rights. Correspond to liberty. UNHR secon generation - CORRECT ...

Positive rights - Answer- Protected by authority. "Freedom to" Healthcare/education Negative rights - Answer- Do not require intervention. "Freedom from" Discrimination/slavery UDHR - Answer- United Nations declaration of human rights. Adopted 1948. Generations of rights - Answer- 1. generation - liberty - civil and political 2. generation - equality - economic and social 3. generation - fraternity - cutural rights Treaty/convention - Answer- Legally binding agreements bet...

International Court of Justice - ANSWER-International Court that is unique because it has universal geographic jurisdiction and universal subject jurisdiction, states must submit to its authority 5 Stages of ICJ Dispute Hearing - ANSWER-1. Does the court have jurisdiction? 2. Is the complaint admissible? 3. Are there any interim measures or protections to address? 4. What are the merits of the complaint? 5. Is any compensation required? 3 ways a state consents to jurisdiction - ANSWER-1. J...

TOPIC 1. THE NATURE OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW A. DEFINING INTERNATIONAL LAW International Law = a binding regime of principles and rules that regulates the relations among states, and individuals and other non-state entities. UN Charter, Art 2(1): The United Nations is ‘based upon the principle of sovereign equality of all its members’ • No state may compel another to submit to judicial settlement • No state is bound by a new international rule without consent B. IS INTERNATI...

Positive rights - ANSWER-Protected by authority. "Freedom to" Healthcare/education Negative rights - ANSWER-Do not require intervention. "Freedom from" Discrimination/slavery UDHR - ANSWER-United Nations declaration of human rights. Adopted 1948. Generations of rights - ANSWER-1. generation - liberty - civil and political 2. generation - equality - economic and social 3. generation - fraternity - cultural rights Treaty/convention - ANSWER-Legally binding agreements between...

The Lotus Case - ANSWER-- France v Turkey 1. A state must not exercise its jurisdiction outside it's territory unless given specific permission to do so 2. State may establish jurisdiction over any part of the world as long as there no specific rule prohibiting it from doing so - This is contradictory, but is resolved when you consider that juris. takes different forms and is subject to customary int'l law principles which determine the extent of a state's juris. in different circumstances...