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DROIT INTERNATIONAL POSITIF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- International Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enforceable international law
1, record 1, English, enforceable%20international%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... there is an urgent need for a legally-constituted law-making body i.e. a World Parliament, for enacting enforceable International Laws that are applicable on all the countries and the peoples of the world. 2, record 1, English, - enforceable%20international%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The broad, binding effect of customary international law, coupled with the reality that such law can be created by the simple repetition of language at various UN meetings, raises a vital question: "At what point does a 'nonbinding agreement' turn into an international agreement, a promise into a unilateral act, fact into custom?"(12) While no precise answer is possible, a general rule can be stated: previously non-binding norms become enforceable international law when (in the capacious words of one scholar) they have been repeated "with sufficient frequency. 3, record 1, English, - enforceable%20international%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Droit international
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit international positif
1, record 1, French, droit%20international%20positif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit positif : ensemble des règles de droit en vigueur dans un pays à un moment donné (opposé à droit naturel). 2, record 1, French, - droit%20international%20positif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] Déclaration sur les Règles de droit international humanitaire relatives à la conduite des hostilités dans les conflits armés non internationaux [...] présente les principes et règles que l'Institut international de droit humanitaire, réuni à Taormina le 7 avril 1990, a identifiés en tant que droit international positif ou droit international en formation. 3, record 1, French, - droit%20international%20positif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[L'expression anglaise «enforceable international law» peut aussi se traduire par l'expression explicative suivante :] règles de droit international assorties de moyens d'en assurer l'application. 4, record 1, French, - droit%20international%20positif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Derecho internacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho internacional positivo
1, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20internacional%20positivo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normas de derecho internacional con mecanismo de aplicación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - derecho%20internacional%20positivo
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- positive international law 1, record 2, English, positive%20international%20law
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit international
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit international positif
1, record 2, French, droit%20international%20positif
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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