Public International Law 2012Fall outline
2012 Fall Public International Law
International law legalty- Basic rules based on an international law which are the norms of Jus Cogen and obligations erga omnes, there are a number of instruments which set out the rules of international legal order. These instruments include: Art 2 (1) UN Charter that sets out the principle of the sovereign equality of states; Art 38 (1) Statute of the International Court of Justice which contains a list of different categories of rules of international law, including customary law and treaty law; and Art 26 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties which declares that every treaty in force is binding on the parties to it and must be performed in good faith.
UN Charter, Preamble and art. 103
The UN, the major organization set up under 1945 UN Charter, has a unique and complex structure and specific powers. The general statements in reviewing the UN Charter, the general statements concerning self-determination, sovereign equality, peace and security, and human rights certainly seem broader than the establishment of an international organization. By signing this treaty, these values are binding on all Member States.
The structure of the UN as set out in UN charter, there are seven major organs: the Security Council, General Assembly, Secretariat, Trusteeship Council, and Social Council, and the ICJ. With respect to the executive arm, the Secretariat is the administrative arm of the UN with the Secretary-General at its head. The Security Council that consists of fifteen members, five of which are permanent (the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, and France), and these permanent members have a veto under Art. 27 UN Charter. The General Assembly consists of representatives of all of the Member States and its resolutions are purely recommendatory except for internal matters such as budgets. However, the Assembly is essentially a debating chamber and a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discussion of international
International law legalty- Basic rules based on an international law which are the norms of Jus Cogen and obligations erga omnes, there are a number of instruments which set out the rules of international legal order. These instruments include: Art 2 (1) UN Charter that sets out the principle of the sovereign equality of states; Art 38 (1) Statute of the International Court of Justice which contains a list of different categories of rules of international law, including customary law and treaty law; and Art 26 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties which declares that every treaty in force is binding on the parties to it and must be performed in good faith.
UN Charter, Preamble and art. 103
The UN, the major organization set up under 1945 UN Charter, has a unique and complex structure and specific powers. The general statements in reviewing the UN Charter, the general statements concerning self-determination, sovereign equality, peace and security, and human rights certainly seem broader than the establishment of an international organization. By signing this treaty, these values are binding on all Member States.
The structure of the UN as set out in UN charter, there are seven major organs: the Security Council, General Assembly, Secretariat, Trusteeship Council, and Social Council, and the ICJ. With respect to the executive arm, the Secretariat is the administrative arm of the UN with the Secretary-General at its head. The Security Council that consists of fifteen members, five of which are permanent (the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, and France), and these permanent members have a veto under Art. 27 UN Charter. The General Assembly consists of representatives of all of the Member States and its resolutions are purely recommendatory except for internal matters such as budgets. However, the Assembly is essentially a debating chamber and a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discussion of international