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International Relations Ch 7 Part 1

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law of the sea convention
a treaty that first went into force in 1982 and then was revised in 1994; 161 states are parties to this treaty that sets rules for the use and protection of the high seas and its resources
international law
a body of rules that binds states and other agents in world politics in their relations with one another
treaty
formal, written agreements among states
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
a 1969 agreement among states defining the nature and obligations regarding treaties under international law
custom
the general practice of states accepted as law; a source of international law
universal jurisdiction
the idea that states have a right and a duty to enforce international law when it comes to the most serious human rights abuses such as genocide, crimes against humanity, torture, war crimes, extrajudicial killings, and forced disappearances, regardless of where these offenses may occur or whether or not the alleged violator is from another country
Reciprocity
in international law, the principle that a state follows international law so that others will do so in return
national enforcement
states enforce some international law through their own national legal systems
horizontal enforcement
those measures that states themselves can take when a state violates an international law and other states can attempt to punish the violator themselves
vertical enforcement
the enforcement of international law by international institutions
compulsory jurisdiction
in international law, the condition in which parties to a dispute must submit the case to a court
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