POL 344 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Abram Chayes, Jeremy Bentham, It8
12 Apr 2016
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Let"s begin by considering some de nitions of international law: A body of rules governing the relations among states. A body of principles, customs and rules recognized as binding obligations by sovereign states and such other entities granted international personality. A body of rules and principles of action that are binding upon. "civilized" states in their relations with one another. A framework of rules, principles, and norms that prescribe and proscribe generally accepted standards of behavior for states in international a airs. Key components in these de nitions are that international law consists of norms, principles, and rules. Although there is some inconsistency in the usage of these terms among analysts, we can de ne a norm as a propositional statement expressing codes of conduct for a group of actors. Norms can be both implicit (unwritten) and explicit (written); principles are simply explicit norms.
