International law is defined as the set of rules that are followed by nations when dealing with each other.
An example of international law is the Geneva Convention.
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The set of laws that govern relations between countries, as established by custom and agreement.
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The rules generally observed and regarded as binding in the relations between nations.
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The entire body of rights and responsibilities existing between nations, including treaties and customs.
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Set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations, serving as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations.
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International-law Sentence Examples
Locke had spent some years in Holland, the country of Grotius, who, with help from other great lawyers, and under a misapprehension as to the meaning of the Roman jus gentium, shaped modern concepts of international law by an appeal to law of nature.
He brought out in 1865 an edition of Wheaton's International Law, his notes constituting a most learned and valuable authority on international law and its bearings on American history and diplomacy; but immediately after its publication Dana was charged by the editor of two earlier editions, William Beach Lawrence, with infringing his copyright, and was involved in litigation which was continued for thirteen years.
His son, GEORGE JELLINEK, was appointed professor of international law at Heidelberg in 1891.
This would, however, be highly inconvenient since international law has never been codified.
His special interest in legislation for the working classes led him to be placed upon the Trades Union Commission of 1867-1869; he was secretary to the commission for the digest of the law, 1869-1870; and was from 1877 to 1889 professor of jurisprudence and international law under the council of legal education.