Intro And Actors

Question 1

Purpose of international law

Answer 1

• Help structure the intl system
  -Generates international cooperation
  -Resolve disputes
  -Solve/mitigate global problems

Question 2

Public international law

Answer 2

Governs activities of govts in relation to other govts and a govt’s ability to regulate people and firms abroad

Question 3

Private international law

Answer 3

Deals with the activities of individuals, corporations, and other private entities when they cross international borders

Also encompasses treaties

Question 4

Are the subsets of intl laws distinct

Answer 4

Yes and no— they’re becoming less so over time. Especially as the definition of public international law is in flux and ever expanding

Question 5

Subjects of international law

Answer 5

States, international organizations, substate entities, peoples, and individuals

Question 6

What do sources of international law do

Answer 6

Tell us what qualifies as law and where to find it

Question 7

Primary rules of law

Answer 7

Tell the law’s subjects what to do or not do, and the consequences of disobedience

Question 8

Secondary Rules of law

Answer 8

Enable us to identify primary rules and the processes by which laws are made

Question 9

Traditional sources of intl law

Answer 9

Article 38 and the Third Restatement