international law
noun
: a body of rules that control or affect the rights of nations in their relations with each other
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The council has more power than arguably any other branch of the U.N., since its recommendations and decisions, known as resolutions, are considered binding under international law.
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Abiodun Williams, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Multiple reports have emerged throughout the course of Russian troops executing prisoners of war which is a war crime under international law.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Major world powers and the United Nations have failed to take meaningful action, allowing the violation of international law to go unchecked.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
This distinct right has evolved as a norm of customary international law or else as a right that is derived from other human rights.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Abiodun Williams, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Multiple reports have emerged throughout the course of Russian troops executing prisoners of war which is a war crime under international law.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Major world powers and the United Nations have failed to take meaningful action, allowing the violation of international law to go unchecked.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
This distinct right has evolved as a norm of customary international law or else as a right that is derived from other human rights.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“International law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20law. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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