LAWS 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Peremptory Norm, Uti Possidetis, Jus Gentium
21 Aug 2017
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History of the discipline/international law and the domestic order. Post-cold war: demise of polarized globe, globalization (shrinking world, new ethnic-nationalisms (fragmenting world) principle of self-determination phase ii, delayed effects of colonialism demise of soviet bloc, rise of new ethno nationalisms, ex. Rwandan genocide (hutus vs. tutsis: challenges from 2nd & 3rd world over western dominance of il, rise of political discourse about western domination. Laws2601 session 2: post 9/11, retreat from principal distinguishing features of the post-wwii paradigm, unilateral use of force, american belief that int"l politics is black & white, politics supplanted legality, acquisition of territory by force. War on terror": core elements of post-wwii, triad of principles: Territory by force: many basic concepts traceable to mesopotamia (2100 bce), egypt, hebrew laws, hindu. Laws2601 session 2: friendlier to people of the book" (jews & christians, they share the same roots in abraham & the establishment of the ancient. Hebrew bible (holy text for bibles along with the quran)
