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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
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A Dutch Scholar Hugo Grotius, born in
1583, has been celebrated as the father of International Law.
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Grotius treatise De Jure Belli ac
Pacis has been acknowledged as the most comprehensive and systematic
treatise of positivists international law.
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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.
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Grotius work was continually relied decisions
of courts, textbooks, and writings of standing decisions.
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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.
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The International Committee of the Red
Cross was founded in 1863 which helped to promote the series of Geneva
Conventions beginning in 1864.
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Geneva Conventions conventions dealt
with the ‘humanisation’ of conflict.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The ICJ was created as a judicial body
to hear cases involving disputes between nation-states.
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ICJ is made up of 15 judges, elected for
nine-year terms.
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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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