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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Group Members:
1. ARNAB KUMAR DAS (LLB 00305037)
2. ERFAN UDDIN NIZAMI AND (LLB 00305035)
3. MD. JAHANGIR ALAM (LLB 00305040)
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WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL LAW?
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The term “International Law” can refer to three distinct legal
disciplines:
Public international Law, which governs the relationship between states
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A number of jurists have expressed doubts on the question: is
International Law really law? One view is that International Law is not a
true law. It is a code of rule of conduct of moral force only. Another view is
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OPPENHEIM VIEW
Oppenheim says that law is a body of rules for human conduct within a
community which by common consent of this community shall be enforced
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John Austin regarded International Law as a ‘positive morality’ in the 19th century,
when international community lacked legislation, a court, sanctioning powers and
enforcement machinery. And in view of all these if he concluded that International Law
is not a true law, perhaps he was not wrong. But presently, international legislation has
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