One liner notes on Public International Law: Part 10

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These are some one liner notes on Public International Law. Read them carefully and note them for your knowledge.

One liner notes on Public International Law: Part 10

·        A Dutch Scholar Hugo Grotius, born in 1583, has been celebrated as the father of International Law.

·        Grotius treatise De Jure Belli ac Pacis has been acknowledged as the most comprehensive and systematic treatise of positivists international law.

·        One central doctrine in Grotius treatise was the acceptance of the law of nature as an independent source of the rule of law of nations apart from customs.

·        Grotius work was continually relied decisions of courts, textbooks, and writings of standing decisions.

·        With the greater technological advancement and development of new warfare methods, it became necessary to regulate the behaviour of the states with the help of a legal framework.

·        The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded in 1863 which helped to promote the series of Geneva Conventions beginning in 1864.

·        Geneva Conventions conventions dealt with the ‘humanisation’ of conflict.

·        The Hague Conferences of 1899 and 1907 helped in establishing the Permanent Court of Arbitration which dealt with the treatment of prisoners and the control of warfare.

·        The Permanent Court of International Justice was established in 1921 after World War I and was succeeded in 1946 by the International Court of Justice.

·        The United Nations founded the International Court of Justice which has now expanded the scope of International Law to include different aspects of the issues that affect a vast and complex area of international rules such as International Crime, Environment law, Nuclear law etc.

·        The ICJ was created as a judicial body to hear cases involving disputes between nation-states.

·        ICJ is made up of 15 judges, elected for nine-year terms.

·        The judges of ICJ are elected by the U.N. General Assembly and the Security Council, based on nominations made to the Secretary-General.

 

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