PACS 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Moon Treaty, Antarctic Treaty System, Private Spaceflight
22 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The un doesn"t generate international law (though some parts of it can) Judgements and decisions from international courts (ex. Advisory opinions and other statements from qualified institutions. A domestic court can turn into an international court! (ex. Advisory opinion: advises on the constitutionality/legality of an interpretation of the law. Nuclear weapons are illegal to use, but not to have. You can belong to the un and not be under power of the icj. Convicted of genocide and other crimes under the international criminal tribunal for the. Icty has limited jurisdiction within time scope and geographical boundaries (it"s not permanent nor far-reaching) Each are governed by a complete different regime of international law. Un convention on the law of the sea (unclos) Says territory in the arctic circle is claimable. It has the special legal status as the common heritage of mankind (ie. we all own/share it, so no one can claim it)
