GINS 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-4: Network Governance
2 Nov 2017
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States and intergovernmental organizations are subjects of international law. If an entity enjoys direct rights or obligations under international law, it applies to them. States are main subject of international law and are generally considered to be sovereign. Four criteria to become a state: population, territory, effective government, capacity to enter into international relations. Internationalized territory - territory placed under authority of a group of states acting together. International organizations play a pivotal role in global affairs and therefore, in international law. Un is generally considered to be the most important organization. States are permitted to do whatever they please unless it"s prohibited. A lot is demanded of treaties and they have become the dominant form of. Customary law - evidence of a general practice accepted by law. Customary international law relies on the consent of sovereign states. What matters most is what states say they do (ex. many claim the use of force is.
