POLB81H3 Study Guide - Exclusive Economic Zone, Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol
10 Jul 2012
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International law is a law that governs the relations between states: only states are subjects of international law and can bring a claim to icj; certain international legal personalities making them subjects of organizations have acquired international law. Sources of international law include international conventions (treaties); international custom; Jus cogens: are principles or norms of international law that is based on values taken to be fundamental to the international community that cannot be disregarded. Or a fundamental principle accepted as a universal norm. Enforcement of international law depends on the power and willingness of states to punish those that violate the laws; reciprocity principle is also critical in enforcing international law. The international court of justice is the primary judiciary organ of the united nations. International law includes the law of sovereignty (law of diplomacy); just war doctrine (geneva conventions, pows); law of the sea (internal, territorial, exclusive economic zones-
