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International Law & Institutions (Defining International Law (Body of…
International Law & Institutions
Defining International Law
Body of rules which bind states & other agents in world politics in their relations
Like English Law
Explicint
Written down
UN Charter
Implicint
Customary Norms
Diplomatic Immunity
Differences with Domestic Law
Operate under anarchy
World court not much power
No global legislature
Enforcement
Reciprocity
One country raises tariffs; another country can hit back
Sanctions
Freezing Assets
Trade Embargo
Apartheid South Africa
Reprisals by force
Go beat the shit out of a state
Cant invade unless
Self-Defence
Authorization of Security Council
Syria never signed chemical weapons conventions
Cant invade
Areas of International Law
Human Rights
Warfare & Aggression
Rise of International Institutions
Institutions: Set of rules structuring & regulating how states interact with each other
Common organizations
IGO: Intergovermental Organizations
NGOs: Nongovermental Organizations
How they facilitate cooperation
Mitigate Anarchy
Increase number of transaction among state
Regularizing relations
Making it into a routine
Reducing costs of individual agreements
Enable closer moitoring
Getting states to know each other better
Issue linkage