International Law And Human Rights Flashcards
What does the ICJ do?
Branch of the UN. Only states, not individuals or businesses, can sue or be sued in the World Court
What is the ICJ?
International Court of Justice, aka the World Court, enforces international laws
What is the difference between jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
Jus ad bellum is sometimes considered a part of the laws of war, but the term “laws of war” can also be considered to refer to jus in bello, which concerns whether a war is conducted justly (regardless of whether the initiation of hostilities was just).
What is the significance of jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
An international agreement limiting the justifiable reasons for a country to declare war against another is concerned with jus ad bellum. By contrast, agreements defining limits on acceptable conduct while already engaged in war are considered “rules of war” and are referred to as the jus in bello.
Examples of jus in bello and jus ad bellum?
Thus, the Geneva Conventions are a set of “jus in bello”. Any bilateral non-aggression pacts are jus ad bellum.
What is the difference between pre-emptive and preventative war?
The term: ‘preemptive war’ is sometimes confused with the term: ‘preventive war’. The difference is that a preventive war is launched to destroy the potential threat of an enemy, when an attack by that party is not imminent or known to be planned, while a preemptive war is launched in anticipation of immediate enemy aggression
What are the Geneva conventions?
Four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of war.
What impact has the Geneva convention had on IR?
Although warfare has changed dramatically since the Geneva Conventions of 1949, they are still considered the cornerstone of contemporary international humanitarian law
Give examples of the impact of the Geneva convention?
These treaties came into play for all recent international armed conflicts, including the War in Afghanistan, the invasion of Iraq, the invasion of Chechnya, and the War in Georgia. The Geneva Conventions also protect those affected by non-international armed conflicts such as the Syrian Civil War.
What is the ICC?
International Criminal Court. Hears cases for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity from anywhere in the world.
Wh is the ICC controversial?
Three of these states—Israel, Sudan and the United States—have informed the UN Secretary General that they no longer intend to become state parties and, as such, have no legal obligations arising from their former representatives’ signature of the Statute.
What is the universal declaration of human rights?
A declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.
What is the impact of UDoHR on IR?
Though it is not legally binding, the Declaration has been adopted in or has influenced most national constitutions since 1948. It has also served as the foundation for a growing number of national laws, international laws, and treaties, as well as for a growing number of regional, national, and sub-national institutions protecting and promoting human rights.
What is Asian value?
A reference to a political ideology of the 1990s, which defined elements of society, culture and history common to the nations of South East and East Asia
What is the significance of Asian value?
It aimed to use commonalities, for example, the principle of collectivism, to unify people for their economic and social good and to create a pan-Asian identity. This contrasted with Western ideals of the universal rights of man.
