LAWS107 Lecture 26: International Law
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International law can be defined as the body of law which participating nations recognise as binding them in their conduct towards each other. International law includes two distinct sources of law: customary international law and international conventions and treaties: customary international law and international conventions and treaties. Customary international law is a legal system that is based upon continued customs of nation states, in which general state practice has become the rule of law. International law entails the protection of human rights within australia at a greater level of satisfaction. As signatories to various treaties and international conventions, Australia enacts laws based upon the treaty and convention for example the. Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women brought about the establishment of the sex discrimination act 1975 which helped in shining the light on discrimination faced by women within the workforce and society.
