International Law
- Created by: Connie
- Created on: 15-06-15 10:54
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- International Law
- (1) Made by governments and applies throughout society
- reflects the will of the state and takes precendence over norms and social rules
- Gives domestic law universal jurisdiction
- reflects the will of the state and takes precendence over norms and social rules
- (2) Compulsory as citizens are unable to pick and choose
- Law is backed up by coercian and punishment
- Requires existence of a legal system
- Law is backed up by coercian and punishment
- (3) It has a 'public' quality
- Codified, published, recognised, rules
- Punishments are predictable, not like arbitrary imprisonment
- Codified, published, recognised, rules
- (4) It is binding
- Even if some are unjust of unfair, it embodies moral claims
- Should be obeyed
- Even if some are unjust of unfair, it embodies moral claims
- (1) Made by governments and applies throughout society
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