International Law 1000

I don’t mean to become repetitive here, but when it comes to jurisdiction, we can also start with the Lotus-case. But first, what is jurisdiction? As an expression of internal sovereignty, [...]

In the Lotus-case, the Court distinguished between what is now called the law of co-existence and the law that aims to achieve ’common aims’. This latter body of law has since exploded in terms [...]

The best known, clearest, most secure aspect of international law is that in which the law is now most often found: treaties. A treaty in international affairs is basically a contract, and the [...]

In a world where sovereignty is the organizing principle and states the central subjects, the answer to the next question may look simple. How is international law made? Well, you may answer that [...]

I already said it at the beginning of the previous entry in this series (it’s been some time back, I know): International law still begins and ends with the state. It is the original subject of [...]

Despite the omnipresence of other influential actors on the international plane, international law begins and ends with the sovereign state. The state is the heart and backbone the international [...]

As you may already have picked up from this blog, I am – in the words of Will McAvoy – on a ’mission to civilize’ . Not in his slightly condescending way, but in an educating way. And [...]