International Law in a sentence

In some cases, domestic courts may render judgment against a foreign state (the realm of private international law) for an injury, though this is a complicated area of law where international law intersects with domestic law.

It had been long established that municipal law may be considered as a side point to a dispute over international law, but the Loan Cases discussed municipal law without the application of any international points.

The difficulties of classification involve the difference between national law (where the subjects of the law include natural persons and corporations) and international law (where the subjects include sovereign states and international organizations).

International human rights group Amnesty International (AI) added that enforced disappearance is a crime under international law and that victims are commonly tortured, killed, or live in constant fear for their lives.

Earlier this week, 39 UN experts that "the edifice of international law stands upon a knife's edge", as most states fail to fulfil their international obligations following the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July.

Amnesty International recently published a that demonstrates that the Mexican government is failing to meet its treaty obligations under international law to respect the rights of those in need of international protection.

Basis in international law Territorial disputes have significant meaning in the international society, both because it is related to the fundamental right of states, sovereignty, and also because it is important for international peace.

Beyond the tricky interplay of international law and institutions, there are practical considerations when it comes to prosecuting Russia’s crimes, says Sharon Weill, associate professor of international law at the American University of Paris.

His Excellency Mr Hugo Ignacio Llanos holds a PHD in International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva and a Graduate in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Under international law, the transfer of the property of a foreign country or its citizens is prohibited (states are protected by immunity, and private individuals by international investment law and human rights).

The opposing position—that the Palestinian Arabs are entitled to an independent state in all the territories while Jewish settlement is forbidden under international law—is unfounded in international law.

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by Janez Lenarcic, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management, to apply international law and international humanitarian law in dealing with Boko Haram.

He is also an adjunct faculty member in John Marshall’s LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law program and serves on John Marshall’s Center for International Law Advisory Board.

Cornelius van Bynkershoek asserted that the bases of international law were customs and treaties commonly consented to by various states, while John Jacob Moser emphasized the importance of state practice in international law.

Customary international law is an important source of international environmental law.

If an act or lack thereof is condemned under international law, the act will not assume international legality even if approved by internal law.

International law is based on the 'persons' of international law, which requires a 'defined territory' as mentioned in the Montevideo convention of 1933.

Though the European democracies tend to support broad, universalistic interpretations of international law, many other democracies have differing views on international law.

His areas of expertise include Middle Eastern law and politics, international law, human rights, globalization, comparative law and politics, US foreign policy, and comparative public policy.

Mishpat Ivri scholarship covers various legal subjects, from family to criminal law, business law, contracts and real estate, to personal injury and international law, among others.