POLI 369 Quiz #1 review/summary (LECTURES ONLY)

ICJ

International Court of Justice, replaced the Permanent Court of Justice of the League of Nations.

UNDRIP

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, establishing individual protections in international law.

Erga Omnes

Obligations that are owed by states to the international community as a whole.

Natural Law vs Positive Law

Debate on whether laws are inherent and God-given (natural law) or shaped by human culture and agreements (positive law).

Hard Law

Binding laws with no exceptions, comparable to domestic law.

Soft Law

Non-binding laws that indicate desirable directions for future laws.

Sources of International Law

Four main sources: International Conventions, International Custom, General Principles of Law, and Judicial Decisions.

Pacta Sunt Servanda

Latin for 'agreements must be kept,' a fundamental principle of international law.

Lex Lata

Existing laws as they are.

Lex Ferenda

Laws as they should be, reflecting idealistic aspirations.

Reservations in Treaties

States consent to treaties with specific exemptions that do not contradict the treaty's object and purpose.

Derogation

A state’s choice to deviate from obligations under certain conditions.

Self-Determination

The right of people to determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.

Universal Jurisdiction

The idea that certain crimes are so serious that they can be prosecuted by any state, anywhere.

Double Jeopardy

A legal principle preventing a person from being tried for the same crime twice, applicable in international law.

Compelled Speech

Forcing someone to express a belief against their will.

Article 103 of the UN Charter

U.N. obligations take precedence over other treaty obligations.

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Treaty from 1969 outlining the rules and principles surrounding the making and interpretation of treaties.

ICJ Statute Article 38

Identifies sources of international law that judges may rely upon.

Continental Shelf Case

Established that customary law regarding conduct must reflect a majority of states impacted by that norm.

Great Charter of Magna Carta

Historical document that established certain legal principles and rights.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials that underscored the need for individual protections under international human rights law.

ICJ

International Court of Justice, replaced the Permanent Court of Justice of the League of Nations.

UNDRIP

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, establishing individual protections in international law.

Erga Omnes

Obligations that are owed by states to the international community as a whole.

Natural Law vs Positive Law

Debate on whether laws are inherent and God-given (natural law) or shaped by human culture and agreements (positive law).

Hard Law

Binding laws with no exceptions, comparable to domestic law.

Soft Law

Non-binding laws that indicate desirable directions for future laws.

Sources of International Law

Four main sources: International Conventions, International Custom, General Principles of Law, and Judicial Decisions.

Pacta Sunt Servanda

Latin for 'agreements must be kept,' a fundamental principle of international law.

Lex Lata

Existing laws as they are.

Lex Ferenda

Laws as they should be, reflecting idealistic aspirations.

Reservations in Treaties

States consent to treaties with specific exemptions that do not contradict the treaty's object and purpose.

Derogation

A state
as choice to deviate from obligations under certain conditions.

Self-Determination

The right of people to determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.

Universal Jurisdiction

The idea that certain crimes are so serious that they can be prosecuted by any state, anywhere.

Double Jeopardy

A legal principle preventing a person from being tried for the same crime twice, applicable in international law.

Compelled Speech

Forcing someone to express a belief against their will.

Article 103 of the UN Charter

U.N. obligations take precedence over other treaty obligations.

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

Treaty from 1969 outlining the rules and principles surrounding the making and interpretation of treaties.

ICJ Statute Article 38

Identifies sources of international law that judges may rely upon.

Continental Shelf Case

Established that customary law regarding conduct must reflect a majority of states impacted by that norm.

Great Charter of Magna Carta

Historical document that established certain legal principles and rights.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials that underscored the need for individual protections under international human rights law.

Asimov laws

never harm humans 

always obey humans unless conflicts with the first law

preserve self unless it conflicts with the first two