International Law and EU Law Review

These flashcards cover key concepts and vocabulary related to International Law and EU Law, aiding students in understanding the fundamental principles and landmark cases.

Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries case

A case concerning fishing rights between the United Kingdom and Norway, significant in international law.

North Sea Continental Shelf cases

Legal cases regarding boundaries and rights between Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands concerning the continental shelf.

International legal personality

The capability of an entity to have rights and duties under international law.

Montevideo Criteria

Criteria for statehood including permanent population, defined territory, government, and capacity to enter into relations with other states.

Treaty on European Union (TEU)

The treaty that forms the basis for the governance of the European Union.

Principle of Sovereign Equality

The principle that all states have equal rights and responsibilities under international law.

Jurisdiction

The authority of a state to govern itself or another entity, which can be territorial or extraterritorial.

Customary International Law

International law derived from the consistent and general practice of states which they follow from a sense of legal obligation.

Reciprocity principle

The principle that states must adhere to international law to receive the same treatment from other states.

Principle of Proportionality

A principle where measures taken by states must not exceed what is necessary to achieve a legitimate aim.

Direct Effect

The ability of individuals to invoke a provision of EU law before national courts.

Free movement of goods

A fundamental principle of the EU allowing goods to move freely among Member States without tariffs.

Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)

The area of European Union policy dealing with international relations and defense.

Self-determination

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

Dualism

The theory that international law and national law are separate systems that operate independently.

Monism

The theory that international law and national law form a single legal system.

Cassis de Dijon case

A landmark case in EU law establishing the principle of mutual recognition for goods.

Directive 2004/38

An EU directive related to the right to move and reside freely in the EU.

Article 2(4) of the UN Charter

Prohibition of the use of force in international relations.

Jus Cogens

Peremptory norms from which no derogation is permitted under international law.

State responsibility

The legal principle that holds a state accountable for its violations of international obligations.