POLI 2057 Chapter : Chapter 13 Notes
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Chapter 13 notes- international law, norms, and human rights. The set of rules and obligations that states recognize as binding on each other. Includes treaty obligations of trade, environment, and the conduct of war. Just war theory- the theory of circumstances in which it is ethical to go to war and the kinds of practices that are ethical in the prosecution of war. Eu has international law applied to its members. International conventions (treaties)- establishing rules recognized by consenting states. International custom- as evidence of a general practice accepted as law. The general principles of law recognized by civilized nations. The un is not considered a source of international law. The source of all international law is the states" agreement to accept certain obligations and be bound by them. Agreements and contracts entered into by firms and individuals. Enforcement is the central problem of international law; enforcement by international organizations, such as the un; self-enforcement by states.
