Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Short Q and A 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.

Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 10



·         What is power of Courts to enforce international law in India?

o   Though Constitution of India imposes a duty of state to respect international law, the jurisdiction of the court to enforce them in the domestic arena has been limited by virtue of Article 37 and article 225. Thus Courts in India are having limited jurisdiction and power to implement international principles in domestic sphere.

·         Which principle is used for implementation of international law in India?

o   Basic principle of equity, justice and good conscience is used to transplant common law rules of international sphere into the Indian Municipal Law.

·         Which article governs force of international practice in India?

o   Under Article 372 of the Constitution international practices will have the force of law and India will be bound to observe the same. Therefore, India will have the same legal practice of treating customary International Law as part of the law of the land provided that it is not inconsistent with the existing statutory provisions and the national charter.

·         Which articles of Constitution provide for implementing international rules which are consistent to the law of land?

o   Composite reading of Article 51(c), Article 253 and Article 372 provide that India has respect to international law and it is not deviated from common law position.

·         Which Article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament of India to transform treaty laws into a domestic law?

o   Article 253.

·         How executive can bring Union of India into a foreign relation?

o   By virtue of Article 73, "The executive power extends to all transactions which bring the Union into the relation with any foreign country or other international person".

·         What is diplomatic envoy?

o   Diplomatic envoy is a person an agent to act as representative of the Sovereign State and appointed for the purpose of doing work in other countries. They are also called as Diplomatic Representative or Diplomatic Agent.

·         What are the types of diplomatic envoys?

o   The types of diplomatic envoys are:

§  Ambassadors and legates

§  Minister plenipotentiary and envoys extraordinary

§  Charge-d-affaires

·         What is an ambassador?

o   representatives of the completely sovereign states

·         What is a legate?

o   permanent representative appointed by pope are called legates.

·         What are Minister plenipotentiary and envoys extraordinary?

o   Minister plenipotentiary and envoys extraordinary are second category diplomatic envoys having less immunity as compared to an ambassador and legate and are agents of secured category.

·         What are Charge-d-affaires?

o   Charge-d-affaires are the diplomatic agents not appointed by State but appointed by Foreign Ministers of States.

·         Enlist the immunities and privileges of diplomatic envoys under international law?

o   Following are the immunities and privileges of diplomatic envoys under international law

§  Inviolability

§  Immunity from civil administrative jurisdiction

§  Immunity from criminal jurisdiction

§  Immunity regarding residence

§  Immunity from giving evidence in the court

§  Immunity from payment of taxes

§  Immunity from police rules and regulations

§  Right of worship and devotion to God

§  Immunity from local and military obligations

§  Right to exercise control and jurisdiction over their officers and families.

§  Freedom of communication for official purpose

§  Right to travel freely in territory of receiving state

§  Immunity from social security provisions

§  Immunity from inspection of personal baggage


 

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Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 9

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

Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 9


·         What is de jure recognition of a state?

o   De jure recognition of a state is final, binding, permanent and cannot be withdrawn.

·         What are the effects of de jure recognition of a state?

o   De jure recognition of a state is

§  final, binding, permanent and cannot be withdrawn

§  De jure is given if the granting State, is fully satisfied about the International capacity of the insurgent state.

§  de jure deals with the juridical status.

·         When does recognising state grant de jure recognition?

o   The recognising State grants recognistion de jure, when the recognised state has fulfilled the requirements for statehood and has the capacity to follow International obligations.

·         What are the disciplines of international law?

o   International law has three different disciplines:

§  Public International law

§  Private international law

§  Supranational law

·         What is aspect of Public International law?

o   Public International law governs the relationship between provinces and international entities.

·         What are the legal fields under Public International law?

o   the legal fields under Public International law are

§  treaty law,

§  law of sea,

§  international criminal law

§  the laws of war

§  international humanitarian law.

·         What are the aspects of private international law?

o   Private international law, or conflict of laws, is a body of law developed to resolve private, non-state disputes which addresses the questions of :

§  which jurisdiction may hear a case, and

§  the law concerning which jurisdiction applies to the issues in the case.

·         What is supranational law?

o   Supranational law or the law of supranational organizations, which concerns regional agreements where the laws of nation states may be held inapplicable when conflicting with a supranational legal system when that nation has a treaty obligation to a supranational collective.

·         What is jus gentium?

o   Jus gentium includes body of treaties, U.N. conventions, and other international agreements [law of nations] – Law is common to all nations etc.

·         What is jus inter gentes?

o   Jus inter gentes include agreements between nations.

·         What is general rule of implementation of treaty when it is in conflict with municipal law of a state who had ratified such treaty?

o   As per Article 27 of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties if a nation had ratified a treaty and its municipal law is in conflict with provisions of treaty then the state is still obliged to meet its obligations under the treaty. The municipal law includes State’s Constitution.

·         What is exception to the provisions of Article 27 of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties?

o   As per Article 46 of Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, if rule of municipal law is of fundamental importance which is in conflict with provisions of treaty.

·         What is harmonization?

o   As per harmonization, if there is a conflict, domestic law is applied within the domestic legal system, leaving the State responsible at the international level for any breach of its international law obligations.


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Monday, 20 December 2021

Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 8

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

Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 8

 

·         What is the judicial status of constitutive theory?

o   The constitutive theory is a quasi-judicial authority. This duty of States towards new international community to recognize as a new state is similar to the duty under the Charter of United Nations for admission to the U.N. under Art. 4

·         Why it is difficult to accept Lauterpacht's views?

o   It is difficult to accept Lauterpacht's views because

§  if it is a legal duty of States to recognize new states then there is still an unanswered question ‘What is Sanction for this duty?’

§  the actions of State in recognising is yet uncontrolled by Independent rules

§  the Declaration of Rights & Duties of' States 1949, does not prescribe such a duty

§  It is the traditional theory that is largely in vogue, as a matter of vital policy.

·         What are the perspectives of declaratory theory?

o   The perspectives of the declaratory theory are:

§  recognition is with-held for political reasons

§  There is the retroactive effect of recognition dating back to the actual rising into existence of the State,

§  The courts, in respect of treaties, take into consideration not the date of operation but the date of coming into existence of the State.

·         What is meant by retroactive effect?

o   Retro-active effect means especially of legislation taking effect from a date in the past.

·         What is Podesta Costa's theory?

o   As per Podesta Costa's theory, recognition is Facultative and not obligatory is more in accord with State practice. When recognition is granted by States, they make it certain that the new State to be recognised had the requisite legal qualifications. Only to this degree, the act of recognition is a duty.

·         What is meant by a facultative decision?

o   Facultative decision means a decision taken optionally in response to circumstances rather than by nature.

·         What are the consequences of recognition of a state?

o   The consequences of recognition of a State are:

§  The new State acquires the capacity to enter into relations with recognized States and conclude treaties with them.

§  The new State gets the right to send & receive Ambassadors. (Active & Passive Legation), These ambassadors are entitled to privileges & immunities in these States,

§  Past treaties revive and come into force automatically.

§  The new State gets the right to sue in the recognising States.

§  It acquires for itself and for its property immunity from the jurisdiction of the recognising States.

§  If it is a new successor State which is recognised, it becomes entitled to demand and to receive possession of its predecessor's property situated in the recognising States.

§  Recognition is retroactive and hence the courts of the recognising States are not to question the legality of the acts (past & future) of the New State.

·         What is de facto recognition of a State?

o   De facto recognition of a state is purely provisional or temporary and it can be withdrawn if the existing circumstances show that the new community is no longer holding the power and status.

·         What are the effects of de facto recognition of a State?

o   De facto recognition of a State is

§  Provisional and temporary

§  If a new community is not holding power it can be withdrawn

§  It deals with factual status

§  It is generally granted looking to the developments as regards insurgents capacity and establishment.


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Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 7

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

Short Q and A on Public International Law: Part 7 


·         Why is it a belligerent subject of law?

o   A belligerent is a subject of law because they are subject to International rights and duties in respect of war. Geneva Conventions on the Prisoners of war apply to them.

·         How war criminals are subject to international law?

o   The Nirenberg and Tokyo trials after II World War showed that individuals could be tried for International crimes like crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, and crimes under the law of War.

·         What is genocide convention?

o   Genocide convention provides for punishment of those who commit genocide, the punishment may be awarded by National or International courts.

·         Why United Nations is subject of international law?

o   United Nations is the subject of international law because it is an international legal person, capable of International rights and obligations. And thus all the international organisations are the subject of international law as they are having international legal personalities.

·         What is recognition of a State?

o   Recognition of a State is the free act by which one or more States acknowledge the existence of a politically organised independent sovereign community capable of observing International obligations.

·         Why recognition of a State is required?

o   Recognition of a State is required for the membership of the 'Family of Nations'.

·         What is the European Family of nations?

o   Before 1857, the European family of nations was formed by member nations of Europe. After 1857 turkey became a member of this family and it was no longer an exclusive European family of Nations.

·         What are the theories of recognition of state?

o   There are two theories of recognition of the state

§  The Constitutive theory and

§  The Declaratory theory

·         What are the essentials of statehood?

o   According to the Montevideo Convention 1933, the essentials of statehood are :

§  a permanent population,

§  definite territory,  

§  established government, and

§  full capacity to enter into International relations with other States.

·         What is the declaratory theory?

o   According to the declaratory theory of state recognition a State must-have essentials of statehood as per Montevideo Convention, 1933 which are permanent population, definite territory, established government, and capacity to enter into international relations with other states.

·         What is the constitutive theory?

o   According to constitutive theory a community having a specific population in the definite territory with an established government having the capacity to enter into international relations with other states must be recognized by other sovereign states.

·          What are the aspects of constitutive theory?

o   There are two aspects of the consecutive theory of recognition of State:

§  According to the traditional constitutive theory recognition is a political act pure & simple and therefore an act of policy,

§  As per Lauterpacht, each State has a duty towards the International community to recognise a new State which fulfills the legal requirements of Statehood or other necessary qualifications.



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