CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (original) (raw)
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Law and International Law 1. Introduction Chapter one is devoted to the brief description and analysis of the meaning, nature of law, its definition, sources and typology, mainly focusing on the international law that is going to be treated separately as the branch and one aspect of it. This chapter also analyzes on how international law is functioning in particular, and with the ultimate objectives of providing in-depth knowledge to the readers on its applicability, importance and utility in general. This chapter mainly addresses the following important issues: ♦ The meaning, nature, definition, sources and typology of Law, ♦ The historical evolution of International Law, ♦ The sources, subjects and scope of International Law, ♦ The similarities and differences of the municipal law versus Internationals Law, ♦
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LLM Subject - 2015 - Los Andes University, Faculty of Law, Summer Course. Feel free to use it with due acknowledgment. About the Subject: This course will take you step by step through the fundamental elements of International Law, understood in its broadest sense to encompass public international law, private international and international economic law. It will provide you with a detailed understanding of the norms, doctrines and institutions of international law, giving you a relevant and rigorous language and set of techniques with which to analyse and assess world politics, world economics and world history. However, just as you will learn to bring international law to bear on politics, economics history, you will also be encouraged, at the same time, to reverse this relationship, bringing politics, economics and history to bear on international law, in order to think more critically about the discipline and its effects. Is international law always a force for good, or is it possible that international law might have contributed to the construction and sustenance of the very problems it is called upon to solve? In order to equip you with a doctrinal, normative and institutional understanding of international law, and with the tools to apply this knowledge critically, we will be paying special attention to the question of how the doctrine, norms and institutions of international law influence not only international relations but also our daily domestic life.