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International Law Essay, Research Paper

International law is the body of legal rules that apply between sovereign

states and such other entities as have been granted international

personality (status acknowledged by the international community). The

rules of international law are of a normative character, that is, they

prescribe towards conduct, and are potentially designed for authoritative

interpretation by an international judicial authority and by being capable

of enforcement by the application of external sanctions. The International

Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations,

which succeeded the Permanent Court of International Justice after World

War II. Article 92 of the charter of the United Nations states:

The International Court of justice shall be the principal judicial

organ of the United nations. It shall function in accordance with

the annexed Statute, which is based upon the Statute of the Permanent

court of International Justice and forms an integral part of the present

Charter.

The commands of international law must be those that the states

impose upon themselves, as states must give consent to the commands that

they will follow. It is a direct expression of raison d’etat, the

"interests of the state", and aims to serve the state, as well as protect

the state by giving its rights and duties. This is done through treaties

and other consensual engagements which are legally binding.

The case-law of the ICJ is an important aspect of the UN’s

contribution to the development of international law. It’s judgements and

advisory opinions permeates into the international legal community not only

through its decisions as such but through the wider implications of its

methodology and reasoning.

The successful resolution of the border dispute between Burkina

Faso and Mali in the 1986 Frontier Dispute case illustrates the utility of

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