International Law

• Word ‘inter’- means ‘between’

• International Law- ‘law between the nations’.
• System of treaties & agreements b/w nations- governs- how
nations interact with other nations, citizens of other nations
& business of other nations.
• Includes- standards of int. behavior, laws of the sea,
economic law, diplomatic law, env. Law, human rights law,
humanitarian law
• Some principles- written/ codified- in series of treaties but
others- not written- known as Customary Laws & nations
consent to them by doing nothing.
 Municipal Law
• National/domestic/internal law of sovereign
state.
• Includes many levels of Law- not only national
Law but also state/ provincial/ territorial/
regional/ local law.
• Law specific- particular city/ country & Govt.
bodies within- cities/ countries.
• Acts – by legislature/ law making authority of
State- applicable to that State alone.
 Difference between International Law
& Municipal Law
International Law
• Governs relation between nations
& among States.
• Concerns with external relations
of State & its foreign affairs.
• Law b/w equal sovereign States in
which no one is supreme to other.
• Whether it is law or not-
debatable issue
• Composed of treaties/
agreements / conventions/
protocols/ judicial decisions/
customs
Municipal Law
• Relations between
individuals within a State &
b/w individuals & the State.
• Concerns with internal
relations of State & its
domestic affairs.
• Laws of sovereign power
over individuals.
• Law in real sense- no doubt .
• Enacted by legislative body.