Finals flashcards Int'l Law

Prescriptive Jurisdiction

Power to enact and assert laws

Enforcement Jurisdiction

Power to ensure compliance of laws

Objective Territorial Jurisdiction

Planned elsewhere and carried out in territory

Subjective Territorial Jurisdiction

Planned in territory and carried out elsewhere

Protective Principle

Exercising jurisdiction when vital interests are at stake

ex. counter fit, terroriam

Universal Principle

Crimes where all states have interest

Nationality Principle

States can apply its jurisdiction to its citizens abroad and choose who its nationals are and denationalization process

Negotiations

Most common, can be formal or informal

Mediation

Third party, incl, good offices, requires consent from both parties, not seen as often

Inquiry

Fact finding, through commision of inquiry, independant and impartial

Conciliation

Non binding commision that suggests how to possibly handle situations

Litigation

Arbitration and judicial settlement by a court

Extradition

Handing over an individual to another jurisdiction for criminal prosecution

Limits on Sanctions

human rights must be upheld and it must be proportional

Comprehensive Sanctions

Near or total financial and trade embargos

Targeted Sanctions

Actions against specific actors, goods, etc