LLIR9501 Final: Public International Law Final Exam Study Guide
27 Jul 2018
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International law is a binding regime of principles and rules that regulates the relations among states, and individuals and other non-state entities (triggs) Almost all nations observe almost all principles of international law and almost all their obligations almost all of the time" (henkin) Dams case, israeli war advisory opinion, nicaragua case. Icj: it is about a dynamic process of making choices and decisions) History of philosophy and theory of international law: Following renaissance and rise of nation-state in 16th century, Bodin and grotius began to emphasise the importance of sovereignty in creating the law, and especially grotius argued that god was unnecessary to international law, which instead emanated from the will of nations" (lead to battle of the books) Proper emergence of the equal, sovereign and independent nation-state subject to no superior authority in 17th century (following 1648 treaty of wesphalia) Emergence of legal positivism following congress of vienna and.
