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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During this phase, the Israeli state and the Palestine Liberation Organization will agree to find and void all laws, policies, and practices that are discriminatory or in violation of international law.
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Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
The declaration bolsters momentum for international law to recognise the perpetual statehood of sinking island states.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
These attacks constitute serious violation of the obligations of Israel under UNSCR 1701 and under humanitarian international law.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
With very, very rare exceptions, they are protected from external invasion by the U.N., by international law, by the rights of sovereignty.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
The declaration bolsters momentum for international law to recognise the perpetual statehood of sinking island states.
—Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
These attacks constitute serious violation of the obligations of Israel under UNSCR 1701 and under humanitarian international law.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
With very, very rare exceptions, they are protected from external invasion by the U.N., by international law, by the rights of sovereignty.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“International law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20law. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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