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31 Cards in this Set
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Monism va dualism |
Dualism: international law and domestic law are seen as two distinct legal systems, that have very little to do with each other and deal with different topics Monism: domestic and international law as different branches on the same three, there would be no states without international law |
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Direct effects |
The possibility of an individual to invoke a provision |
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TEU TFEU CoE |
TEU- treaty on European Union (EUs institutions and their tasks) TFEU- treaty on the functioning of the EU CoE- Council of Europe |
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ICESCR ESC ECHR |
ICESCR- iInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (education) ESC- European Social Charter (counterpart of ECHR- guarantees fundamental social and economic rights ECHR- European Convention on Human Rights (international binding treaty) |
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UDHR ICCPR ICPCR |
UDHR- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (defines the basic set of internationally recognised human rights, not binding) ICCPR- International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (recognises dignity of individuals) ICPCR- International Conference on Peace and Conflict Resolution |
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ICJ ECJ ECA |
ICJ- International Court of Justice ECJ- European Court of Justice ECA- European Council of Auditors |
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UNFCC COP UNEP |
UNFCC- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP- Conference of Parties UNEP- United Nations Environment Program |
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IPCC NAZCA CBD |
IPCC- International Panel on Climate Change NAZCA- Non-state Actor Zone for Climate Action CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity |
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MEAs IEO TTIP |
MEAs- Multilateral Environmental Agreements IEO- International Environmental Organisation TTIP- Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
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DDHC CETA TTIP AND CETA |
DDHC- Declaration des Droits de I’Homme er du Citoyen (French Declaration of Independence) CETA- Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement TTIP AND CETA- agreements on trade, done in the interest of export-oriented large corporations and investors, environmental and consumer protection are secondary to this, protests |
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ASEAN NAFTA SADC |
ASEAN- Association of East Asian Nations NAFTA- North America Free Trade Association SADC- South African Development Cooperation |
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Sovereignty |
Being free from external control, having supreme and independent power or authority in government (the power of the king to rule his people |
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Supranational |
Transcending national boundaries, authorities or interest (EU having power or influence over more than one country |
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Supranational |
Transcending national boundaries, authorities or interest (EU having power or influence over more than one country |
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Attributability |
The operation of attaching a given action or omission to a state |
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Supranational |
Transcending national boundaries, authorities or interest (EU having power or influence over more than one country |
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Attributability |
The operation of attaching a given action or omission to a state |
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Intergovernmental |
Existing or occurring between two or more governments or the levels of organisation (intergovernmental organisation, involve two or more nations agreeing on something |
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No harm principle |
A state has the duty to prevent, reduce and control of (environmental) harm to other states |
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Accountability |
Having to or be expected to explain and justify their behaviour/ actions to someone else, relations ship between the actor accountable and the actor holding them accountable |
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Accountability |
Having to or be expected to explain and justify their behaviour/ actions to someone else, relations ship between the actor accountable and the actor holding them accountable |
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Responsibility |
Legal obligations, the responsibility held by states in the field of international law, someone can be blamed for undesired behaviour |
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Accountability |
Having to or be expected to explain and justify their behaviour/ actions to someone else, relations ship between the actor accountable and the actor holding them accountable |
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Responsibility |
Legal obligations, the responsibility held by states in the field of international law, someone can be blamed for undesired behaviour |
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Liability |
Being legally responsible for something with financial obligations |
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Statue law |
Written law, made by parliament About legal issues Laws under an act ‘regulations’ : more detailed rules about implementation |
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Statue law |
Written law, made by parliament About legal issues Laws under an act ‘regulations’ : more detailed rules about implementation |
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Customary law |
Written and unwritten law- develops from the customs of a community Become laws when they are known and followed by everyone and enforced |
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Public law |
Concerns the relationship between the state and its citizens (horizontal relationship) involves organisations like government, designed for everyone Contract, tort, property, trust, family |
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Public law |
Concerns the relationship between the state and its citizens (horizontal relationship) involves organisations like government, designed for everyone Contract, tort, property, trust, family |
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Private law |
Dependent on the individual situation Difference/ hierarchy of actors involved Constitution, administrative, criminal |
