Mid Term Exam

Mid Term Exam

Introduction

The main sources of international law are treaties and customary law, i.e. the international states own agreements and practices. Treaties are our principal source for this report's purposes. Article 38 of the International Court of Justice Statute moreover mentions general principles of law as the primary source of law.

Judgments theory and perceptions play an important role as secondary sources or factors in the application of law. In our time also added to international organizations' decisions of great importance and in some cases develop to be common law if they are followed up by consistent practice.

These can sometimes be an expression of states' opinion on the contents of the applicable law, and becomes the central legal authorities; in such instances. This report is based substantially on treaties which many of the international community and/or the EU has acceded to and are bound by and interpreted according to the normal rules to the Vienna Convention of 23 May 1969 treaties implications. Among other preparatory work and subsequent practice in the relevant international bodies be emphasized. EU nations have ratified all the relevant treaties and have not made ??reservations relevant to the issues here are treated (Tams & Fitzmaurice, 2013).

States have the primary responsibility for the implementation of international commitments into national law and administration. The implementation requires that treaties be interpreted to clarify the nature of the obligations. Compliance with the Treaties referred to in this report is subject to international monitoring bodies. This may partly consist in the review of periodic reports by States as obliged to disclose under the Convention. The reports are reviewed by established international committees thereof. The international audit may also include the treatment of complaints to international commissions or in some cases to an international court.

It is also established mechanisms for implementing international surveys on national compliance, including under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Practice within the international regulatory bodies given considerable weight by preparation of individual and group rights and states' obligations under the relevant convention. In this report, among other things, be shown to general comments and specific cases decided by the UN Racial Discrimination Committee and the UN Human Rights Committee (Tams & Fitzmaurice, 2013).

Control Committee's general comments expressing a summary of the interpretation practice the type of committee has come up with in terms of the various provisions of that Convention, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (abbreviated SP) and the Convention for the Prevention of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Discussion

Trends in relevant areas of international law

The following will be discussed certain aspects of the development over time in the areas of law that affect land rights and land administration. Emphasis will be placed on indigenous rights, minority rights, including self-government and cultural autonomy, the general human rights including the right to property, and rules on the prevention of discrimination and ensuring equal treatment.

Emergence of global standard setting

The development of international law and to some extent ...