International law: history and definition

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/13/2009

Category :

Law & contracts

Sub category :

International law

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Summary :

Introduction.
The history of international law.
1. The promises of international law since the antiquity from Middle Ages.
2. Peace of Westphalia and the modern state: The development of international law.
3. Conflicts, wars and new issues in 20th century: The outcome of international law in a global world.
What is international law?
1. Purposes of international law.
2. Sources and principles of international law.
3. Subjects.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

"Truth is that international law is neither a myth on the one hand, nor a panacea on the other, but just one institution among others which we can use for building of a better international order" (J. Brierly, The law of nations, Oxford 1995). law is a system of rules that is kept and enforced through a set of institutions (wikipedia.en, definition of Robertson). So international law is such a system but at an international level. The notion of "international law" is about several kinds of law. There is the private international law also called the conflict of laws, which deals with conflicts in private law but at international level, for instance when there is a problem to define which domestic law must be applied in some cases, often about economy and trade. The international law is also, and overall, the public international law and the law of supranational organizations, we often talk about "transnational law" for both.