Summary International law Questions and Answer {Distinctions}2023

Differences between international law and international norm - -international norms prescribe what constitutes appropriate behavior among states in a given setting international laws set rules about how states ought to behave in a given setting, but these are things that states must do and there is a legal obligation to do it (or face punishment) but the line between norms and laws gets blurred because international law lacks consistent enforcement -Sources of international law - -1) treaty 2) custom -treaty - -an agreement concluded between states in written form and governed by international law 2 major types 1) bilateral treaties - between 2 states 2) multilateral treaties - between 3 or more states -custom - -customary law; consists of a set of rules that have evolved over time through the practice of states state practice - everything that states do on a regular basis ex. diplomatic relations with other states, international treaties, decisions of national courts, statements by leaders, etc.