LAWS 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: International Criminal Court, Ultra Vires, Legal Personality
12 Apr 2016
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3 are important main decision from one lord. Lord brown wilkinson his decision is main decision. Lord milt, sill agrees with main decision that he should be sent to spain but disagrees with fundamental elements of the decision. Pre-20th century law governing relaions between states, states were the only subjects of internaional law. 20th century expansion of subjects/legal personaliies of internaional law. Sill dominated by states (only eniies w/ full personality) Ater 2nd world war the incorporaion of human rights. Human rights become codiied and enshrined in internaional law. Any violaions of these human rights, violators will be criminally liable (internaionally) Individuals are subject of internaional law, they have acquired rights and obligaions in internaional law, not to engage in torture, abuse, sexual assault (military groups) However, they would not lose all their rights. Internaional organizaions, founded by states coming together to create insituions to advance together a common goal of greater good (united naions)
