subject of international law
1international law — n: a body of laws, rules, or legal principles that are based on custom, treaties, or legislation and that control or affect the rights and duties of nations in relation to each other compare internal law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
2International Law — International Law † Catholic Encyclopedia ► International Law International law has been defined to be the rules which determine the conduct of the general body of civilized states in their dealings with each other (American and… …
3international law — the body of rules that nations generally recognize as binding in their conduct toward one another. Also called law of nations. Cf. private international law, public international law. [1830 40] * * * Body of legal rules, norms, and standards that …
4International law and the Arab–Israeli conflict — Arguments about the applicability of various elements of international law underlie the debate around the Arab Israeli conflict. This article discusses the basis for these conflicts. The basis for legal arguments International law is different… …
5private international law — the rules of a legal system governing which rules are to be applied in cases with an international dimension, as where one party is French and one German and the subject of the transaction is in Africa. It also considers enforcement of judgments… …
6Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Law — The Charles H. Stockton Chair of International Law at the United States Naval War College has its origins in the Naval War College s oldest civilian academic post. The first civilian academic at the College, James R. Soley was appointed in 1885… …
7Crime against international law — A number of crimes against international law are created by treaty and convention. Some of these crimes are prosecuted before international courts and tribunals. But more difficult questions of jurisdiction arise when the issue is whether a… …
8law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …
9Public international law — concerns the structure and conduct of states and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond domestic legal… …
10Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law —   Author(s) As of 2010, over …
