The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the judicial component of the United Nations (UN), whose primary purpose is to settle legal disputes between countries.
According to Article 92 of the UN Charter all UN members...
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International crime refers to acts that occur across national boundaries that violate international law and are typically prosecuted by international tribunals.
International crimes include genocide, war crimes, crimes...
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International criminal law is the field of international law that regulates the behavior of states, organizations, and individuals operating across boundaries in committing international crimes. International criminal law also governs the...
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The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), (French: Tribunal pénal International Pour le Rwanda), was established in November 8, 1994, by United Nations Security Council resolution 955 in order “to prosecute persons responsible...
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International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was an ad-hoc international criminal tribunal established in 1993 by the United Nations Security Council to prosecute the war crimes that occurred during the conflict in the...
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International criminal tribunals are special courts established to prosecute cases arising under international criminal law. These tribunals have jurisdiction over crimes such as genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, among other...
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International economic law is a field of international law that encompasses the conduct of sovereign states and international organizations in international economic relations and the conduct of private parties involved in cross-border...
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International environmental law (sometimes international ecological law) is a field of international law regulating the behavior of states and international organizations concerning the environment. See: Phillipe Sands, et al, Principles of...
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International humanitarian law (law of war) is a field of international law regulating armed conflict between states and, more recently, between states and informal groups and individuals. This field of international law is one of the oldest...
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Overview
International law consists of rules and principles governing the relations and dealings of nations with each other, as well as the relations between states and individuals, and relations between international organizations.
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