international law
Rules between nations
International law is the body of rules and principles governing relations between nations—treaties, conventions, and customs that countries agree to follow.
It covers matters like territorial boundaries, human rights, trade, and conduct during war.
Unlike domestic law, enforcement depends largely on voluntary compliance and diplomatic pressure rather than police power.
The invasion violated international law.
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- public lawLaw governing state affairs
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- peace treatyFormal end to hostilities
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
The Hague · diplomacy · Westphalian system · war crimes · crimes against humanity · military justice · human rights law · sovereignty · war crimes tribunal · disputes · high seas · peace · border disputes · diplomatic immunity · sanctions · arbitration · tribunal · ambassador
- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
- Japan Policydiplomatic ties, peace treaties, defense policy, bilateral ties, diplomatic missions
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- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- college coursesbiology, calculus, chemistry, physics, quantum physics
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A nation's internal rules
national law · state law · federal law · constitutional law · civil code
international lawunilateralism
Acting without international cooperation
national sovereignty · natural law · realpolitik · divine law · power politics
international lawanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
lawlessness · state of nature · law of the jungle · chaos · barbarism
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