An Introduction to International Law

Present by Jeremy Yen @ NTUSTMUN 2014/3/26

Transcript

1. A N I N T R O D U C T I O N T O I N T E R N AT I O N A L L AW
2. DEFINITION OF INT. LAW A S E T O F R E G U L AT I O N S
3. P U B L I C I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W C AT E G O RY I
4. P R I VAT E I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W C AT E G O RY I I
5. S U P R A N AT I O N A L L A W C AT E G O RY I I I
6. Q U E S T I O N A R I S I N G F R O M T H E D E F I N I T I O N
7. T H E N AT U R E O F I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W • Is it the same as laws of a sovereign state, enforced by police, judges and juries, and prosecutors?
8. T H E E N F O R C E M E N T O F I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W • What happens when international law is broken? In the absence of a supranational government, how can we uphold international law?
9. T H E M A K I N G O F I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W • How do we determine the existence of an international law?
10. S O U R C E O F I N T. L A W
11. T R E AT I E S
12. T R E AT I E S • Written sets of law agreed and signed by sovereign states;
13. T R E AT I E S • Written sets of law agreed and signed by sovereign states; • The most legally binding form since states have formally publicised their consent to these laws
14. C U S T O M S
15. C U S T O M S • Must satisfy two conditions,
16. C U S T O M S • Must satisfy two conditions, • States believe they have legal obligations to act in a certain way.
17. C U S T O M S • Must satisfy two conditions, • States believe they have legal obligations to act in a certain way. • Most states practice these behaviours
18. O P I N I O J U R I S S I V E N E C E S S I TAT I S G E N E R A L P R I N C I P L E O F L AW
19. O P I N I O J U R I S S I V E N E C E S S I TAT I S G E N E R A L P R I N C I P L E O F L AW
20. G E N E R A L P R I N C I P L E S O F L A W
21. G E N E R A L P R I N C I P L E S O F L A W • Intuitional ideas of right and wrong behaviours; not written down or readily observable;
22. G E N E R A L P R I N C I P L E S O F L A W • Intuitional ideas of right and wrong behaviours; not written down or readily observable; • “The general principles of law recognised by civilised nations”, as defined by the United Nations in 1945.
23. I S I N T E R N AT I O N A L L A W R E A L LY L A W ? Q U E S T I O N
24. H O W A R E I N T. L A W E N F O R C E D ?
25. H O W A R E I N T. L A W E N F O R C E D ? • Reciprocity
26. H O W A R E I N T. L A W E N F O R C E D ? • Reciprocity • Collective Action
27. H O W A R E I N T. L A W E N F O R C E D ? • Reciprocity • Collective Action • Shaming
28. B I B L I O G R A P H Y • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law • http://www.globalization101.org/what-is-international-law/ • http://www.globalization101.org/is-international-law-really- law/ • http://www.globalization101.org/what-are-the-sources-of- international-law/ • http://www.globalization101.org/how-is-international-law- enforced/