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noun
the body of rules that nations generally recognize as binding in their conduct toward one another.
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Origin of international law First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby international law internationalist ,
internationalize ,
International Joint Commission ,
International Labor Organization ,
International Labour Organisation ,
international law ,
internationally ,
International Master ,
international match point ,
International Modernism ,
International Monetary Fund
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How to use international law in a sentence The cop from Wuhan taught a session about international law enforcement cooperation.
Despite the FBI’s recent success, most international law enforcement agencies lack the resources to carry out operations of a similar scope.
Under international law , states have a responsibility not to knowingly allow their territory to be used for international crime.
Without a political solution through international law , Islamists will always find fertile ground for promoting their extremist ideology which so easily leads to violence against people like my family members.
The recent events in Shaikh Jarrah, in which Israel applies its domestic legislation to Palestinian territory in defiance of international law to further this project, has been repeated dozens of times over the years.
Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”
To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
First, his credentials: He did international mergers and acquisitions at Lazard, a financial and asset management firm.
We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.
He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
To Harrison and his wife there was no distinction between the executive and judicial branches of the law.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
These schools became affiliated Universities, but never equalled the Law University in importance.
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British Dictionary definitions for international law
noun
the body of rules generally recognized by civilized nations as governing their conduct towards each other and towards each other's subjects
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Cultural definitions for international law
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