International Law

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Term Paper Title	International Law
# of Words	1566
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	6.26

International Law

International law is the body of legal rules that apply between sovereign
states and such other entities as have been granted international
personality (status acknowledged by the international community).  The
rules of international law are of a normative character, that is, they
prescribe towards conduct, and are potentially designed for authoritative
interpretation by an international judicial authority and by being capable
of enforcement by the application of external sanctions.  The International
Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations,
which succeeded the Permanent Court of International Justice after World
War II.  Article 92 of the charter of the United Nations states:
        The International Court of justice shall be the principal judicial
organ of the United nations.    It shall function in accordance with
the annexed Statute, which is based upon the Statute of    the  Permanent
court of International Justice and forms an integral part of the present
Charter.
        The commands of international law must be those that the states
impose upon themselves, as states must give consent to the commands that
they will follow.  It is a direct expression of raison d'etat, the
"interests of the state", and aims to serve the state, as well as protect
the state by giving its rights and duties.  This is done through treaties
and other consensual engagements which are legally binding.
        The case-law of the ICJ is an important aspect of the UN's
contribution to the development of international law.  It's judgements and
advisory opinions permeates into the international legal community not only
through its decisions as such but through the wider implications of its
methodology and reasoning.
        The successful resolution of the border dispute between Burkina
Faso and Mali in the 1986 Frontier Dispute  case illustrates the utility of
judicial decision as a means of settlement in territorial disputes.  The
case was submitted to a Chamber of the ICJ pursuant to a special agreement
concluded by the parties in 1983.  In December 1985, while written
submissions were being prepared, hostilities broke out in the disputed
area.  A cease-fire was agreed, and the Chamber directed the continued
observance of the cease-fire, the withdrawal of troops within twenty days,
and the avoidance of actions tending to aggravate the dispute or prejudice
its eventual resolution.  Both Presidents publicly welcomed the judgemen...

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