POLI 4041 Lecture : Final Notes INTL LAW
Document Summary
Most icj disputes deal with jurisdiction and sovereignty: jurisdiction -> the ability to actually exercise sovereignty and putting it into practice, sovereignty -> the decision making power that countries have on il. Land: most fundamental, older than il itself, constant worry in today"s world, hasn"t changed much. Because land is mostly already all controlled and because of the importance of. Ns, many methods for loss/gain aren"t practiced anymore? such a focus on sovereignty: methods for loss/gain of territory. Occupation: terra nullius -> control of territory for which there was no previous owner. 1955 icj -> needs to be discredited, has no relevance, just bourgeois il i. e. used by powerful countries against poorer ones. Prescription: control of land that did have a previous owner. Sunday, december 7, 2014: to qualify as owner, country has to show that continuous, peaceful control of authority is exercised.
