Definition of International law:
International law refers to all the rules and regulations that civilized states follow in their mutual relations.
As the states around the globe need each other’s support because
it is a characteristic of human nature that no one can live alone. He needs the
support of other people to fulfill his needs. The chain of needs and requirements
and mutual cooperation starts from the very brief and small level and reaches a
wide scale, i.e. from domestic to foreign states where the states establish
relations with each other in the light of a specific law. In this way the
concept of an international law comes into existence.
Importance
of International Law:
The importance of international law can be assessed from
the following points:
1:-
Individuality of States:
In the developed age, each state has an individual
status, so one state has to establish peaceful and cordial relations with
another state which are based on the rules and regulations coordinated by
international law.
2:-
Acquisition of Common Interests:
Different states have to develop relations with other
states based on their common interests.
3:-
Social and Economical Progress:
International law is playing a very important role in the
economic and social development of the whole world. Various measures have been
taken in this regard.
4:-
Establishing Peace and Security:
States use both peaceful and coercive methods to settle
their disputes, while the international law desires to see peace and order and
it insists to adopt peaceful means in
the settlement of mutual disputes.
5:- Human Welfare:
Under international law, such rules and regulations are
being arranged on the basis of which the states work together for the welfare
of humanity and practical steps are being taken for welfare.
6:-
Equality of States:
International law recognizes the equal status of states.
It gives importance to a strong state equal to a weak state and sees them from
the same point of view.
7:-
Protection of States' Rights:
International law can be amended and renewed according to
time and needs. International law not only
gives priority to the interests of states but also
guarantees the protection of the rights of states and kingdoms and this is the
fact of this law.
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