Bilateral investment treaties (or, BITs) are international agreements establishing the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies of one country to another country.
The first...
Bilateral investment treaties (or, BITs) are international agreements establishing the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies of one country to another country.
The first...
Customary international law refers to international obligations arising from established international practices, as opposed to obligations arising from formal written conventions and treaties. Customary international law results from a...
Note: This article addresses the international humanitarian law, or law of war. For information on immigration and links to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, see the article about Immigration.
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Genocide is one of the greatest crimes under international law, often called the "crime of crimes" after the Nuremburg Trials. According to Article 2 of the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...
International conventions are treaties or agreements between countries. The term international convention is often used interchangeably with terms like "international treaty," "international agreement," "compact," or "contract between states...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the judicial component of the United Nations (UN), whose primary purpose is to settle legal disputes between countries.
According to Article 92 of the UN Charter all UN members...
International humanitarian law (law of war) is a field of international law regulating armed conflict between states and, more recently, between states and informal groups and individuals. This field of international law is one of the oldest...
Most favored nation refers to a status conferred by a clause in which a country promises that it will treat another country as well as it treats any other country that receives preferential treatment. Most favored nation clauses are...
Opinio juris is a shortened form of the Latin phrase “opinio juris sive necessitatis,” which means "an opinion of law or necessity."
In customary international law, opinio juris is the second element necessary to establish...
In international law, recognition is the process of formally acknowledging the legal existence of a state or government. See Christopher Joyner, International Law in the 21st Century 47 (2005).
See Also:
Statehood (international law)