Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Refugee Law, Blood Diamond, Nicaragua V. United States
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International law: the international regulation of the use of force. International law distinguishes between: jus ad bellum: those rules that regulate when and for what purpose a state may use force against another state; Relates to initial political decision to use force in another state: jus in bello: those rules that regulate how military hostilities must be conducted; Relates to manner in which that political decision is implemented. The un charter and the prohibition on the use of force. Procedural limitations: requirements for peaceful settlements of disputes deal with dispute by arbitration, judicial settlement or inquiry and wait until three months after the award by the arbitrators or the judicial decision, or the report by the council. Second world war was a turning point charter limits the unilateral use of force, and collectivises it, by establishing a system whereby international community can take measures required to keep or restore international peace and security.
