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Public International Law Flashcards

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lexicon

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glossary, dictionary

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enunciate

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articulate

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consolidate

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unite, make it stronger

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ascribe

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attribute or assign

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narcotics

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OPIOID (drug)

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multilateralism

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a form of corporation between more than three states

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endeavour

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aspire

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inter alia

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among other things

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altruism

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selflessness

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concedes

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admit

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discernible

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visible

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pragmatism

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a theory that is evaluated based on their practical success

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negate

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invalidate

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cumulative

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increasing

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impecunious

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penniless

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vice versa

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conversely

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polis

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city-state

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elapse

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pass

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bicameral parliament

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two houses

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predecessor

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a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded

“the one which comes before”

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strident

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harsh or irritating character

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persistent

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continuing

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inference

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conclusion that’s drawn from evidence and reasoning

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intuitively

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instinctively
without conscious reasoning

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conscious

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aware and awake

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voluminous

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Criteria for statehood demurrage

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a) a permanent population

b) defined territory

c) government

d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states

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demurrage

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a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed.

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proliferation

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municipal law

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Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995)’s view on IL/treaty?

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a treaty which has not been incorporated into our municipal law cannot operate as a direct source of individual rights and obligations under that law

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in Aus Who has the power to enter into treaties?

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s61 - The Federal Executive

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What is the effect of treaties on domestic law ?

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does not directly affect unless if the treaty has been incorporated into DL

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two elements of customary law?

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State Practice
Opinio juris

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does Australian court favour incorporated or transformational approach towards IL?

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transformational

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confer

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stipulation

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putative

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assumed to be

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theocracy

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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God

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autocracy

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a system of government by one person with absolute power

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discursive

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disgressive

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plenary

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full and unlimited
eg; assembly in which all parties or members are present

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arbitrary

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fissures

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cracks, splits

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apex

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paralysis

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immobality

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garner

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curtails

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anomaly

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in an odd way

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what type of approach does Aus takes towards IL?

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Dualist approach

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Dualist approach meaning

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transformative approach, requiring the IL to be

52
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Ad Hoc Judges?

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Art33
when a dispute is brought before the International Court and no judge from that nationality is not present. Thus, the state requests their judge to be part of the bench.

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piracy

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the act of attacking ships

54
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conquest no longer Legal based on

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Art2, subsection 4 of Human Right Charter

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incremental

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step by step

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pacta sunt servanda

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“agreement must be kept”

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