REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Al-Qaeda, European Court Of Human Rights, General Jurisdiction
Document Summary
Chapter 1: the nature of international law and the international system. International law comprises a system of rules and principals that govern the international relations between sovereign states and other institutional subjects of international law such as united nations. Rules of international law are created primarily by states, either for their own purposes or as a means of facilitating and controlling the activities of other actors on the international plane. Rules of international law cover almost every facet of inter-state and international activity (e. g. laws regulating the use of sea) International law is primary tool for the conduct of international trade. It is concerned with nationality, the use of armed forces, human rights etc. The existence of international rules as a system of law: International law is perceived by states as law. 1990, the action was regarded as unlawful" and not merely as immoral/unacceptable".
