Category: International Law

The Terrorism Definition in International Law One of the issues with combating terrorism is the absence of a definition that could be considered universal. Schmid (2004) proposes the following definition: Terrorism is an anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action, employed by (semi-) clandestine individual, group, or state actors, for idiosyncratic, criminal, or political reasons, whereby…

Public International Law Versus Natural Law: Analytical Essay International Law Hugo Grotius was born on April 10, 1583 in Holland. He was raised in a family of well-educated people with ambitions. Grotius started reading when he was three years old and his mother prohibited him to read. When he was eight years old his brother…

Public International Law and Its Legal Principles in Regard to War on Terror: Analytical Essay Introduction War is changing from conventional conflicts between nations to small-wars as counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, ethnic and religious conflicts (Rochester, 2016, s. 10). The change is from interstate war to new wars involving nonstate actors and armed forces. The modern warfare…

Analytical Essay on International Law: Recognition of New State in Case of Bangladesh Abstract The following study intends to analyze the evolution of theories regarding the recognition of states in international law. Whereas the Montevideo Criteria contains the legal requirements for statehood, recognition is largely dependent on the political will of the other states. The…

Eurocentrism in International Law: Analytical Essay Eurocentrism is under challenge in international law today.[footnoteRef:1] One may ponder what is eurocentrism. The term Eurocentrism denotes a world-view that posits European history and values as normal and superior to others, thereby helping to produce and justify Europes dominant position within the global capitalist world system.[footnoteRef:2] In order…

Argumentative Essay on Whether International Law Is Really a Law Is international law Really a law? The most seen to; issue regarding those who study international law is whether or not it can be seen as real law. There are two different types of thoughts that can be perceived through this, one being from the…

Principles of International Law in Practice: Examples from Different Countries Why has international law found it difficult to find a resolution to the Syrian conflict? In 2018, Russian and Iran supported Syrian government to recapture areas in eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside and Daraa governorate. Syrian government used different methods to make anti-groups in these…

Principles of International Law in Finding Resolution to Kashmir Conflict Definition International law is a set of principles or norms in the shape of treaties and agreements which countries accept as binding with respect to their dealings with other nations. It defines the ways in which nations would interact with other nations, people and organizations.…

Analysis of Primary Weakness of International Law: Critical Essay Introduction While a law is a set of rules that govern the behavior of people in a certain country or geographic boundary, International law is the law that governs the behaviors of states and other international persons. Because international law is applied at the international level,…

The Principle of Non-refoulement under International Refugee Law ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the major problem of refugees and analyses the Principle of Non-refoulement in this regard. The paper focuses on the nature, scope and history of this principle. It also indulges into whether non-refoulement can be treated as a jus cogens norm by going…