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Relevance of international Law - Coggle Diagram
Relevance of international Law
Customary international law
Intellectual Property
Patents
Trademarks
Copyrights
Trade secrets
National Security
19 international legal instruments to prevent terrorist acts:
To name a few:
Civil aviation, acts committed on board an aircraft, the taking of hostages, acts that are against the safety of maritime navigation, terrorist bombings and financing terrorism.
International Sanctions
International Convention against the taking of Hostages (Hostages Convention)
Human Rights
9 core international human rights instruments
War crimes
Torture and Genocide
Refugees
Political rights of women
Prohibition of slavery
Environment
Attempt to control pollution and depletion of natural resources
Population
Climate change
Conservation of Marine resources
Nuclear damage
Employment and Industrial Relations
International labour standards
Basic Human Rights
Occupational safety and health
Wages
Vocational guidance and training
Maternity protection and social security
United Nations
International Court of Justice
Legal cases
World Trade Organisation
Corruption
International law could be improved -
• Maverick or ‘outlaw’ States (e.g. North Korea or Syria) that may refuse to observe norms of international law;
• Some States that refuse or deny the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court;
• Superpower States (e.g. the U.S., Russia and China) which typically act unilaterally in opposition to the position of a majority of other States.
Treaties
treaties are the:
• United Nations Charter;
• Statute of the International Court of Justice;
• Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation;
• Kyoto Protocol; and
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.