Law 2101 Quiz: Public International Law
Document Summary
Public international law consists of rules and principles that regulates the relations between states and other entities, provided they have international legal personality. Between states and other entities possessing international legal personality. E. g. international agreements, diplomatic relations, trade, protection of human rights, conduct of armed conflict. Series of peace treaties marking the end of the religious thirty years war. The birth of the modern state territorial units as equal sovereigns: 17th century hugo grotius. Author of international law"s most important texts: the law of armed conflict and aggression, binding force of treaties, freedom of seas. Law is not made, but found: universal values existing by nature and can be found through human reasoning. Law is made by sovereigns (states) and can be found in treaties and customary law. Peace of westphalia marks the beginning of modern international law. Use of treaties to regulate interaction between states. Universal postal union (1874), international committee of red cross (1863), permanent court of.
