PPAS 3135 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Monist, Monism, Nationstates

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 3135
• Professor: Khashayar Hooshiyar

Document Summary

International law is the set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations. It serves as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations, bilateral or multilateral. It is also the relation between sovereign nations and also with natural and juridical persons. The subjects of international law are the state, sovereignty and jurisdiction, where limitations on state sovereignty is identified as diplomatic immunity, treatment of aliens, self-determination and the protection of minorities. Yes, international law does exist, although, many would argue to what is the extent of its legitimacy and its role as soft law". There are two main sources of international law, the first being formal treaties, where they must be ratified and have legal consequences between two nation-states. These nation-states create a system and deliberate on how to prevent military wars and how to have a mutually benefiting relation. The statute of international court of justice, art.