DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Peremptory Norm, Territorial Entity, Erga Omnes
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Chapter 4:the actors in the international legal system. The question of who il actually applies to is often found in the subject of legal subjectivity" or legal personality". The subjects of il are those to whom the international legal system gives the capacity to hold rights, powers and obligations. Legal subjectivity/personality is relative and not all participants in the international legal system hold the same rights and obligations. Reparations case: legal subjects are not necessarily identical in their nature or in the extent of their rights, and their nature depends upon the needs of the community. The principal features of international legal personality include the capacity to bring claims in respect of breaches of il, the capacity to conclude treaties and the enjoyment of privileges and immunities from the exercise of national jurisdiction. By july 2016 the number of states registers as members of the un stood at 193.
