POLI 483 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Protectionism, Ecclesiastical Court, Lagash
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International law is usually less developed when compared to others. Some scholars suggest that international behaviours is very what shapes it. The complexity of intr law has increased with the complexity of the system. Laws are not created, enforced, or adjudicated by a central power ; creating huge issues with compliance, enforcing regulation, and punishment. Only a few institutions are involved in intr law due to the fact that states lean more towards self help (according to realism) Some legal theorist suggest there is no system in intr law because intr law is made up of "primary rules of obligation" with no secondary rules in regards to creation of law (prior to the vienna convention on treaties) It is viewed as a legal regime as the system interconnects. 2100 bce ; treaties between lagash and umma. Precursor to modern usage ; warfare and diplomacy, exchange of emissaries, negotiations of truths. At this time there was no conception of nations.