Chapter 1 - Introduction to International Law Flashcards Questions and Answers 2023

public international law - -the rules and obligations that govern the relationship between states and its individuals -private international law - -the rules and obligations that govern the relationships between private individuals and corporations -three types of relationships in public international law - -state and state, state and persons, persons and persons -is international law really law - -no formal governing body or rule making mechanisms -law - -rules regarded as something states are obligated to follow -comity - -lower standard, the practice between states acting out of civility and good will -categories of international law - -international human rights law, humanitarian law, international criminal law, criminal jurisdiction -international human rights law - -protects individuals/groups from governments that violate civil, political, or human rights during times of peace -source: conventions that many states have not ratified -humanitarian law (law of armed conflict) - -rules for combatants, non-combatants, and refugees -source: geneva convention -international criminal law - -regulates the behavior of state officials and organizations that cross national borders in commission of international crimes -these are the international obligations that officials and individuals have to follow in international law -international criminal court -international criminal jurisdiction - --extraterritoriality: exempted from jurisdiction of local law -territoriality: sovereign state where the crime actually occurs -nationality: membership to a nation or sovereign state (different from citizen) -protective principle: protect your own state when crime outside its boundaries threatens safety -passive personality: bring action against foreign nationals whose behavior affects their own citizens -universality: applies to conduct anywhere in the world when it has international concern -what does international law rely on - -consensus of the international community