INTERNATIONAL LAW

1. IS A LAW?
IS A WEAK LAW?
IS NOT A LAW?

2. SUBJECTS
 STATES
 INDIVIDUALS
 ASYLIM
 EXTRADITION
 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
 CONVENTIONS
 LAW OF SEA
 LAW OF AIR
 INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
 UNO (SECURITY COUNCIL)

3. STATES
 INDEPENDENT STATES
 CONFEDERAL STATES(SWISS) & FEDERAL STATES
(UNION OF STATES),
 DEPENDANT STATES
 1) VASSAL STATE ( FEDUAL R/S LIKE ZAMINDARI
SYSTEM)
 2)PROTECTORATES
 i)independent ( Moroco under France & Spain)
ii)colonial ( India before independence)

4. individuals
 Only subject of I/L ( prof Kelson &
Leon Deguit )
 Also Subjects of I/L ( prof Fenwick & Lauterpacht)
 Not a subject of I/L ( Sir oppenheim ,
Schwarzenberger)
 Eg . According to Art.34 of the statue of ICJ , only
States can be parties can be before it.

5. STATELESS INDIVIDUAL
 Pirates
 Spies
 Slave Traders
 War Criminals
 War Refugees

6. Asylum
Edward Snowden

7. EXTRADITION
KERALA FISHERMAN CASE - 2012

8. International Court of Justice
(Netherland-Hague)

9. ICJ
 Came into existance on 24th oct 1945
 Instruments
 1) charter of united nations
1. The statute of ICJ
2. Rules of the court
3. Proceedutre to amendment
1. Same as amendment as UN Charters.
2. 2/3 votes in the general assembly and ratification by
2/3members in security council including all 5 permanent
members.
3. No amendment till now made in statute composition of
ICJ.

10. IS A LAW?
IS A WAEK LAW?
IS NOT A LAW?

11. International Law is a Law
 Starke ,
 Oppenheimen,
 Hall Lawrence
 Schwarezenberger
 Brierly
 Pollock
 Henry Maine

12. International Law – Weak Law
 J.Loder
 Lotus case
 It was held in mostly unwritten
 The pace of codification is very slow.
 Many of the rules of the international law are quite
uncertain.

13. International Law – Not a Law
 John Austin
 Thomas Hobbs
 Samuel Pufendorf
 Bentham & Others.
 Reasons:
 It has no organs of the government (i.e, The judiciary ,
The executive and the Legislature)SOVEREIGN ,
COMMAND , SANCTION.

14. Tibet issue

15. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER2014

16. EXTRADTITION

17. Russia war

18. Srilanka Genocide

19. Conclusion
 OPTIONAL CLAUSE JURISTICTION
 Article 36(2) International court of Justice provide this.
 State may recognise ICJ .
 Queen vs Keyn
According to my understanding
I/L is a law which is in paper but not in Proper.
I/L is like a reel law not a real law.