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    International Law 1000

    The International Law 1000 Series. Explains the law in a maximum of 1000 words so everybody can figure it out. A tool that changes the way you read the news and judge politics.
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     International Law 1000: Jurisdiction
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted February 27, 2017

    International Law 1000: Jurisdiction

    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, [...]

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     International law 1000: National law
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted January 16, 2017

    International law 1000: National law

    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 [...]

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     International Law 1000: Treaties are a treat
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted December 1, 2016

    International Law 1000: Treaties are a treat

    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 [...]

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     International Law 1000: Sources and law-making
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted October 17, 2016

    International Law 1000: Sources and law-making

    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 [...]

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     International Law 1000 – It’s all about the State
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted September 5, 2016

    International Law 1000 – It’s all about the State

    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 [...]

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     International Law 1000: Sovereignty
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted June 23, 2016

    International Law 1000: Sovereignty

    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 [...]

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     International Law in 1000 words or less
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    By Kenneth Manusama
    In International Law 1000
    Posted May 20, 2016

    International Law in 1000 words or less

    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 [...]

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