Problems Raised by Unilateral Attempts to Extend Territorial Sovereignty: The Example of Iceland ...
The law of nations is not an enactment of an international legislative body nor is it the autocratic pronouncement of an international supra-sovereign. It is, instead, the present mutually accepted body of rules which govern the conduct of and relations between the nations of the world. These rules...
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American University
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.57912/23833143.v1 https://aura.american.edu/articles/thesis/Problems_Raised_by_Unilateral_Attempts_to_Extend_Territorial_Sovereignty_The_Example_of_Iceland/23833143/1 |
| Summary: | The law of nations is not an enactment of an international legislative body nor is it the autocratic pronouncement of an international supra-sovereign. It is, instead, the present mutually accepted body of rules which govern the conduct of and relations between the nations of the world. These rules have been established by long-accepted international practices; by unilateral actions without objections on the part of other nations, by treaties, agreements, and proclamations; by the rulings and findings of international tribunals and arbitral bodies; and, in recent years, by agreements within and the official utterances of supra-national organizations such as the United Nations. ... |
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