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CHAPTER 1
International Law A law which
deals with the conduct of states
and of international organizations
and with their relations inter se, as
well as with some of their relations
with persons, whether natural or
juridical. (Restatement of Foreign
Relations Law of the United States)
Command Theory International
law is not a law because it does not
come from a command of a
sovereign.
Consensual Theory International
law derives its binding force from
the consent of the states.
Natural Law Theory The law is
said to be an application of natural
reason to the nature of the stateperson.
Public International law governs
the relationship between and
among states and also their
relations
with
international
organizations
and
individual
persons.
Private
International
law
CHAPTER 2
national
leaders and
political
advisers, etc.
Instant Custom spontaneous
activity of great number of states
supporting a specific line of action.
TREATIES
It determines the rights and duties
of states just as individual rights
are determined by contracts.