POLS 3630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Member States Of The United Nations, Philosophical Perspectives, Executive Privilege

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3630
• Professor: Cynthia Nantais

Document Summary

This lesson examines the effects of domestic law on international law and vice versa. So far, we have looked at custom, treaties and other sources of law. These elements give us the general framework of rules for the effective functioning of the international system. But states have an internal life that cannot be separated from their relationship with other nations. If we recall back to the beginning of the course, this was one of. The athenian political community disintegrated, and so too did its international policy. Political events within states can affect other states. Similarly, international affairs and international law can affect individuals within a state. Read: dixon, textbook on international law 7th edition, chapter 4. Usually, legal scholars and judicial authorities adopt one of two philosophical perspectives: monism or dualism. The philosophy chosen guides decisions and case analysis. Monism can be defined as the view that international law and domestic law are interrelated parts of one system.