Sheetnotes & College notes Public International Law - UU

This bundle contains sheetnotes and college notes for Public International Law at the University of Utrecht.

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Public International Law (PIL) - B1 - Rechten - UU - Aantekeningen hoorcolleges

Deze aantekeningen zijn gebasseerd op het het vak Public International Law (PIL) in 2015-2016. Aim of Public International law: regulating international relations through norms:Order and stabilityJusticeDispute-settlementIt’s not only about nations, but also about intergovernmental organisations and sometimes even people.1648: treaty of westfahlen → it ended the thirty-year war. For the first time in human history all sovereign states were equal. This meant that every state had territorial sovereignty.Aim of Private International law: regulating legal relations between individuals (can also include corporations as such) National LawInternational LawLegislationCentralizedDecentralizedDispute-settlementCompulsoryNot compulsoryAdministration and enforcementCentralizeddecentralizedInternational Law developed from law of co-existence to law of cooperation and to law of integration.Case 1: NicaraguaThere was a war between the SU and the US. US supported the rebels, the contras. Nicaragua went to court, saying that the US violated their borders and that force had been used against Nicaragua. The case is important for the use of force and state responsibility. Art. 2(4) of human/united nations charter could not be applied because the US did not accept the jurisdiction Relationship between sources of international lawThere are also other sources of international law not listed in article 38, namely:Decisions of...

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Deze aantekeningen zijn gebasseerd op het het vak Public International Law (PIL) in 2015-2016. Law making on national and international levels: On national level the legislative power lies with the stage-general and the government together. On international level however, the legislative power comes from treaties, customary law and general principles. The difference is consent to be bound. Also on a national level we have a centralized power and on international level we have an decentralized power. On national level: the Government.On international level: States National: Courts (binding jurisdiction)International: ICJ (International court of justice), ICC (International Criminal Court), ECtHR (European Court of Human Rights), ECJ (European Court of Justice). There’s no binding jurisdiction on international level. Agreement is needed, this is also known as consent to be bound. Sometimes there’s no treaties or customs, and we need general principles to fill in the void. International law consists of private and public law. Public international law deals with the relations between states and private international law with the relations between individuals. Public international law consists of many more fields, such asCriminalHuman rightsLaw of the seaEtc.When can a country use force against another country?Self defence (1 individual and 2 collective) Article 51 UN CharterAuthorization of security counsel (5 permanent and 10 temporary members)If the government gives permission (the government of the targeted country)Why is it so hard to fight against IS? IS is not a state, but...