POLI 4041 Lecture : Full Notes 4041
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It exists between countries: no enforcement, there is no world government, there is sovereign equality, municipal, local law, existing government, hierarchy from top to bottom, enforcement. International law is an accomplice to the law: there is no perfect legal system, whenever an international law is broken it creates major news, monism vs. dualism, monism, only one law. If there is an international dispute international law will prevail in this case: dualism, two or more laws. If there is an international conflict, municipal law prevails: examples of disciples and detractors, paul martin: canadian. In my office we are first of all students of international law : disciple, david fromlan. Law is to be found within nations rather than above them. There is no world state and therefore no world law : detractor. International law meets none of the tests we normally impose on law . In general countries tend to follow international law.
