VOCABULARY WORDS AT INTERNATIONAL LAW

LAW: The principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable
to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced
by judicial decision.

ACT: A formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or
edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award.

INTERNATIONAL: Pertaining to the relations between nations

TREATY: A formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance,
commerce, or other international relations.

STATE: Made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths
that make up a federal union

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS: Is an organization established by a treaty or other instrument

governed by international law and having its own international legal personality

PARLIAMENT: A legislative body in any of various other countries

TRIBUNALS: Also called tribune. a raised platform for the seats of magistrates, as in an ancient
Roman basilica.

APPLYING INTERNATIONAL LAW:

COURT OF JUSTICE: Is a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges
who administer justice according to the laws.

MULTILATERAL TREATIES: A multilateral treaty is a written agreement between three or more

sovereign states establishing the rights and obligations between the parties. They often result in
international conference or gathering of nations done under the auspices of international
organizations

CONVENTION: A representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and
party rules.

SOFT LAW: The refers to quasi-legal instruments which do not have any legally binding force, or
whose binding force is somewhat weaker than the binding force of traditional law. Traditionally,
the term soft law is associated with international law, although more recently it has been
transferred to other branches of domestic law as well.

HARD –LAW: The refers to actual binding legal instruments and laws. The hard law gives
States and international actors actual binding responsibilities as well as rights. The term is
common in international law where there are no sovereign governing bodies.

EMBASSY: A body of persons entrusted with a mission to a sovereign or government, especially an

ambassador and his or her staff.
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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: broad group of people and governments of the world. It does not
refer literally to all nations or states in the world. The term is typically used to imply the existence
of a common point of view towards such matters as specific issues of human rights. Activists,
politicians and commentators often use the term in calling for action to be taken; action against
what is in their opinion political repression in a target country.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Is the way in which two or more nations interact with and regard
each other, especially in the context of political, economic, or cultural relationships

JUS GENTIUM: Is a body of law recognized by nations that is binding and governs their relations
with each, called also law of nations.

DOMESTIC JURISDICTION:

STATUTES: An enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document

STATUTORY DECLARATION: Is a prescribed declaration, made under statutory authority, which

may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath.

STATE RECOGNITION:

RESOLUTION: A formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal
organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.