ADMJ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Nationstates, International Court, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights
Document Summary
The law" is neither immutable nor the same everywhere. The principles and operation of legal systems vary considerably from jurisdiction to jurisdiction (i. e. from local and state contexts through to national and international contexts). In discussing what law" is, therefore, it is important to recognise differences and similarities, divergences and connections, between law as it is practised in different social and geographical environments. Body of law pertaining the global community. Shapes how each nation deals with political, legal and social issues. A body with almost universal representation from among the world"s nation-states, developed principally to guarantee world peace after two world wars. Represent world opinion" global law-enforcement body capable of adjudicating international disputes. Has no mechanisms such as an armed force therefore it can not legitimately enforce its decisions. Powerless to prevent horrific human rights violations despite passing resolutions and conventions it can often cannot be enforced.
