Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Monism, Multilateral Treaty, United Nations Charter

• School: Western University
• Department: Law
• Course: Law 2101
• Professor: Mysty Sybil Clapton

Document Summary

International law : treaties: treaty means an international agreement concluded between states in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument, or in two or more related instruments and whatever its particular designation. , e. g. , trade treaties between states, can be treaties on international human rights, international cooperation on criminal issues, sports issues, terrorism issues, etc, subject matter makes it clear that it is governed by international law, tend to set out rules or obligations governing relations between states, in the case of international human rights, govern how states treat their own citizens (cid:224) sending out duties a state has to people in their borders, customary international law. United nations charter (1945: creates part of the un, like the security council (cid:224) can approve use of force, e. g. , in iraq, or approve sanctions, or approve peacekeeping corps, has almost every state as a party to it (193 states) (cid:224) multilateral treaty.