LE2 International Law
International Law
International Law
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bilateral
between two groups of people or two countries
beidseitig, zweiseitig
conflict of law
the body of law that determines which legal system applies to a given dispute between private individuals or businesses from different juristictions (syn. private international law)
die Gesetzeskollision
custom
1. unwritten rules that state how things are usually done 2. one of the primary sources of international law
Brauch/Sitte, Zoll, Herkommen
customary international law
the part of international law that derives from custom; although it is not codified it is widely accepted
das Völkergehwohnheitsrecht
customs union
an association of countries which have agreed to allow free trade within the association ans use the same external tariffs for non-members
Zollunion, Zollverein
directive
EU > a legislative act which is binding on the member states but leaves its implementation to the members states
Anordnung, Weisung, Richtlinie
framework convention
a type of legally-binding international treaty which establishes general guidelines and principles regaring a particular issue (outline convention)
Rahmenkonvention, Rahmenabkommen
infringement
the act of breaking a law, an agreement or a right (violation)
die Verletzung, Übertretung
intergovernmental organisations (IGOs)
international organisations that are made up mainly of sovereign states (non-governmental organisations NGOs)
internationale Organisation
international agreement
an agreement between sovereign states and/or international organisations which is governed by international law
Internationales Abkommen
international body
an organisation operating internationally
internationale Körperschaft
international charter
a written agreement sovereign states which gives an international organisation specific rights
internationale Urkunde
international convention
a written agreement between sovereign states which is governed by international law
supernational legal framework
the structure of a legal system, the legal norms
die Rechtsstrukturen, das Rechtssystem
monopoly right
the exclusive right to utilise an invention, which is granted by a sovereign state to patent owner for a limited periode of time
das Monopolrecht
nation state
a sovereign state inhabited by people sharing a common culture, history and language
der Nationalstaat
norm
a standard or a way of behaving that is widely accepted by members of the same social group
Standard, Regel, Norm
outline convention
a type of legally-binding international treaty which established general guidlines and principles regaring a particular issue (framework convenient)
abgrenzendes Übereinkommen
patent
a form of intellectual property where a sovereign state grants an inventor exclusive rights to their invention
das Patent
private international law
the body of law that determines which lega system applies to a given dispute between private individuals or businesses from different juristictions (conflict of law)
internationales Privatrecht
public international law
the body of law that deals with the duties and right of states and/or intergovernmental organisations in their dealings with each other
internationales öffentliches Recht, Völlkerrecht
recommendation
1. a place of advice 2. a decision that is not binding onthe members states
Empfehlung, Befürwortung
regulation
a legislative act which is directly ans automatiaclly binding on all member states
Regelung, Vorschrift
supranational law
a form of international law where sovereign states have agreed to a limitation of their rights to make judical decisions in favour of a common tribunal
überstaatliches Recht
treaty
a formal, ratified agreement between two or more nations
der Vertrag, das Abkommen
violation
the act of breaking a law, an agreement or a right (infringement)
der Bruch, die Verletzung
binding source of law
bindende Rechtsquelle
convention
das Abkommen
Regional agreements
regionale Vereibnarung, Abmachung
charters
Chart-, Frachtverträge
preposition:
- parties to a treaty are the States or..
- which have consented to be bound by = passiv
- which the treaty is in force
- becoming a signatory to a convention..
- Under the Convention on the Rights..
- are entitled to special
- apply to the citizens
- are binding on Partner States
Prefixes
bi = two
inter = between, amoung
Intra = within, inside
multi = many
non = not, other than
supra = above, beyond
interagency
involving two or more agencies, esoecially government agencies
non-aligned
neutral, especially towars major powers
non-governmental
without any participation or representation of a government
bilateral
involving two groups or two countries
multinational
involving several different countries
intrastate
within the boundaries of a state
advisory standards
empfehlende Standards
customary international law
das Völkergewohnheitsrecht
