Actors in the International Legal System

capable of possessing and exercising rights and duties under international law

subjects of International Law

• a defined teritory

• a permanent population

• a government

• the capacity to enter international relations with other states

What are the four criteria for statehood?

area over which the state has effective, legal and exclusive authority

territory

• land(soil and subsoil)

• inland water

• airspace above

• territorial sea

territory includes:

all people who are tied to a certain territory through nationality

population

• Size of territory does not matter

• does not need to consist of one piece

• must be sufficiently determinable

territory constitutive elements

• The population must be permanent

• No minimum amount of people required

• Must not necessarily be a homogeneous group

• Foreigners are not included

Population requirements

effective and independent authority over territory and population

government

ability to enter foreign relations

ability to comply with international obligations

can do this without other states interference

the capacity to enter into relations with other states

states

Which actors have full international legal personality?

No, in principle they do not, but they influence law-making and monitoring

Do NGOs have international legal personality?

The process by which colonies become independent states, based on self-determination

What is decolonization?

When a state falls apart in two or more new states of which none takes the identity of the former state

What is dismembratio?

USSR (1991), Czechoslovakia (1993), Yugoslavia (1990s).

Give examples of dismembratio

When two or more states form a new state and cease to exist as independent sovereign entities

Unification

part of the territory secedes(withdraws) from the mother state

Succession

an association of two or more States which are pursuing a common objective and have their own organs.

International Organization

1945,HQ: New York, 193 member states, protection of international peace and security

United Nations founding year, Headquater?, member state?, purpose?

15

How many members does the Security Council have?

5: USA,UK,China,France,Russia

How many permanent UNSC members have veto power?

The Security Council

Which UN organ can adopt binding decisions?

1951,6 founding members: Benelux,France,Germany,Italy, 27 members

European Union originated in?, founding members?,member states?

Croatia: 1/7/2013

Which is the last country to join EU,when?

1949,Stratsbourg,46 members,protect democratic security in Europe and the rule of law

Council of Europe founding year?,headquaters?,memebers?,objectives?

2001,Addis Abeba,55 memeber states

African Union founding year?, Headquaters?, member states?

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSCE

1994, Vienna, 57 members, security monitoring, crisis management, post-conflict reconstruction of states

OSCE founding year, Headquaters?, members?,objectives

1949,Brussels,32 members, collective self-defence

NATO founding year?, Headquaters?, members?, objectives?

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OECD

1960,Paris,38 members

OECD established in?, Headquaters?,members?

1958, Brussels

Benelux founding year?, Headquaters?

Maastricht Treaty (1992)

Which treaty created the EU?

The founding treaties of the EU

What is primary EU law?

Every 5 years.

How often are European Parliament elections held?

Directives

What type of EU law is binding as to the result only?