1. Reflect on Art. II‚ Sec. 2 of the 1987 Phil. Constitution. Are customary laws automatically followed by the Philippines? Explain. (200 words) As stated in Art II‚ Sec. 2 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution “The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy‚ adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace‚ equality‚ justice‚ freedom‚ cooperation‚ and amity with all nations.” a war that is renounced
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------------------------------------------------- Sources of international law ------------------------------------------------- Sources of international law refers to where states‚ organizations‚ individuals and courts can find principles of international law. One broadly accepted definition of sources of international law includes Article 38 of the ICJ Treaty. According to this article‚ theInternational Court of Justice shall apply the following sources of law‚ ranked in order of precedence: a. international conventions‚ whether
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SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW In a democratic government‚ the laws are established by a body of legislature. This means the legislative arm of government is responsible for the making of laws for the state (country) while in a military regime laws are established by a decree. However‚ the sources of IL are different from that of the state since the laws are derived from the agreements signed by the states involved and not an act of the legislatives function. Therefore‚ what are the sources of IL?
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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW Name of the Case: SADC Asylum Case (Asante/Gopenia) Year of the decision: 2014 Court: SADC Tribunal Legal Issues before the Tribunal: 1. Is Asante competent‚ as the country that grants asylum‚ to unilaterally qualify the offence for the purpose of asylum under treaty law and international law? 2. Was Gopenia‚ as the territorial State‚ bound to give a guarantee of safe passage? The Tribunal’s Decision: As a point of departure‚ Article 38(1) UN Charter provides
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tNATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY‚ BENGALURU IV Year XI Trimester B.A.‚ LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme – (October – January) 2011-12 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - Project Topics ID No 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1627 1628 1629 1630 1631 1632 1633 Student Name Mr. Abhishek Subbaiah Mr. Aditya Kumar Ms. Akanksha Sharma Mr. Akshay Sharma Ms. Akshaya R Mr. Amlan Mohanty Ms. Anjali Anchayil Ms. Anupama Kumar Mr. Aruj Garg Mr. Arun B Mattamana Ms. Ashwini O. Ms. Ashwita Ambast Mr. Badrinarayanan
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SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW - STATES I. Traditional Subjects of International Law A. States In addition to controlling territory‚ States have lawmaking and executive functions. States have full legal capacity‚ that is‚ they have the ability to be vested with rights and to incur obligations. B. Insurgents Insurgents are a destabilizing factor‚ which makes States reluctant to accept them‚ unless they show some of the attributes of sovereignty (e.g. control of a defined territory). Their
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on the above circumstances‚ answer the following questions: 1. Assess the ability of Maligait to exist as a state under international law. The issue is whether Maligait can exist as a state under international law. According to Vitoria‚ state is defined as a perfect state or community complete in itself which is not part of another community but has its own laws‚ council‚ magistrate and has authority to declare war. The traditional criteria for statehood can be found in the Article 1
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Canberra Institute of TechnologyCentre for Tourism‚ Hospitality and Events | Department of Tourism and Hospitality and Events. Assessment Cover Sheet | Subject name: | Event Industry Practices and Feasibility | CRN: | EVNT 124‚ CRN 22502 | | Student’s name: | Simon Cox | Student’s ID number: | Cit 012908 | Assessment item: | Assessment 3 Event Feasibility | Date due: | Wednesday 21st November | Class facilitator: (teacher) | Melanie Chettle | Email: | melanie.chettle@cit.edu
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Public International Law Assignment 24/10/2012 10340269 3BBL As an expert you have been approached: (a) By the International Court of Justice to offer a brief opinion on the possible amendment of Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to reflect the diversity of sources of international law Introduction Sources of international law has long been a contentious matter amongst legal commentators and academics in the sphere of the international legal system. At
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TMA01 – How have recent events affected Bills’ quality of life? Bill is a 68 year old male with two grown children in their 40’s. He is a widow living on his own in Cambridgeshire. Bill runs his own business as an electrician‚ he is also a dog owner leading an active social life. Bills children visit on the weekends‚ but they have their own families to tend to. Recently‚ Bill has been complaining of stomach pain but neglected to report it to his doctor. After falling down the stairs and breaking
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