Dec 1, 2025 · International law, the body of legal rules, norms, and standards that apply between sovereign states and other entities that are legally recognized as international actors. The term …

Dec 1, 2025 · International law - States, Sovereignty, Treaties: Although states are not the only entities with international legal standing and are not the exclusive international actors, they are …

Dec 1, 2025 · International law - Treaties, Sovereignty, Conflict: In principle, international law operates only at the international level and not within domestic legal systems—a perspective …

international law, Body of legal rules, norms, and standards that apply between sovereign states and other entities that are legally recognized as international actors.

Dec 1, 2025 · International law - Treaties, Jurisdiction, Disputes: The ICJ’s statute refers to “international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law,” as a second source …

International law is formed by the mutual consent of nations, given either by international practice or by treaty agreement. Such practices and agreements may involve only two nations (bilateral …

The laws of war are to be found not only in treaties entered into by states but also in customary international law, which is found in the actual practice of states and in the belief (called opinio …

Nov 28, 2025 · Crime against humanity, an offense in international criminal law, adopted in the Charter of the International Military Tribunal (Nürnberg Charter), which tried surviving Nazi …

Dec 25, 2025 · international law, the body of legal rules, norms, and standards that apply between sovereign states and other entities that are legally recognized as international actors.

Dec 1, 2025 · International law - Responsibility, Sovereignty, Obligations: The rights accorded to states under international law imply responsibilities. States are liable for breaches of their …