POLI SCI 316 Study Guide - Soft Law, Basic Law For The Federal Republic Of Germany, Anglo-Ashanti Wars
29 Oct 2014
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A disregard for international law by a nation in the past (soviet union, China) has manifested itself as the nation cutting itself off from the international community. Columbia"s louis henken law is made by political actors for political ends through political procedures; law is a reflection of a political system international society is different because the constituency is of states. Historical state-driven definition international law= the body of rules which nations consider binding in their mutual decisions. Expressed in conventions (treaties) and usages (customary state practice: historically, the individual does not have the legal status to seek redress form another country. Civilized only: some commentators feel like the definition of internal law requires the words democratic and civilized, but what constitutes civilized is subjective. International law, historically applicable only to states, is now applied to organizations and individuals and corporations in certain situations: ngos sometimes steal the show as lobbyist actors on the international stage.
