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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Today, global South nations continue to turn to the UN to achieve climate justice, uphold international law, and hold private corporations accountable for violating labor and environmental laws.
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
When Declan mentions international law, Bkofl goes temporarily deaf, imploring them to sign a confession and trying to play good cop, threatening them with his fearsome bad-cop colleague Shazbor.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion this summer saying that Israel’s decades-long occupation violated international law.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Lammy has also sought to use international law to craft British policy toward Israel and the war in Gaza.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
When Declan mentions international law, Bkofl goes temporarily deaf, imploring them to sign a confession and trying to play good cop, threatening them with his fearsome bad-cop colleague Shazbor.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion this summer saying that Israel’s decades-long occupation violated international law.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Lammy has also sought to use international law to craft British policy toward Israel and the war in Gaza.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“International law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20law. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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