Topic: Discuss ethics and the development of international law.
Name : Ronald Jordan
Topic: Discuss ethics and the development of international law.
Introduction International law is defined as :“A body of rules common to all civilized nations, equally binding upon all and impartially governing their mutual intercourses.”
On the other hand, the term ethics, with reference to the Oxford dictionary , simply means Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.
The question then arises how does ethics play a role in international law?
For the purpose of this paper the writer will first give the readers a general conceptualization, where he speaks of the different sources and the development o international law , he then attempts to highlight the importance of ethics in international law along with his analysis and promptly after conclude. Development of international Law With essence to the more contemporary contract theorist such as Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, there is need for sovereignty, which ideally leads to the creation of law because order is necessary and chaos inimical to a just and stable existence. Law is that element which binds the members of the community together in their adherence to recognized values and standards.
Every society, whether it be large or small, powerful or weak, has created for itself a framework of principles within which to develop. Law consists of a series of rules regulating behavior, and reflecting, to some extent, the ideas and preoccupations of the society within which it functions. Law is no stranger to international relations as it also regulates intercourse between bodies in the international arena .Public international law (more commonly known as international law) covers relations between states in all their myriad forms, from war to satellites, and regulates the operations of the many international institutions.
The term international law has been frequently been used in the 21st century but it is important to
Topic: Discuss ethics and the development of international law.
Introduction International law is defined as :“A body of rules common to all civilized nations, equally binding upon all and impartially governing their mutual intercourses.”
On the other hand, the term ethics, with reference to the Oxford dictionary , simply means Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.
The question then arises how does ethics play a role in international law?
For the purpose of this paper the writer will first give the readers a general conceptualization, where he speaks of the different sources and the development o international law , he then attempts to highlight the importance of ethics in international law along with his analysis and promptly after conclude. Development of international Law With essence to the more contemporary contract theorist such as Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, there is need for sovereignty, which ideally leads to the creation of law because order is necessary and chaos inimical to a just and stable existence. Law is that element which binds the members of the community together in their adherence to recognized values and standards.
Every society, whether it be large or small, powerful or weak, has created for itself a framework of principles within which to develop. Law consists of a series of rules regulating behavior, and reflecting, to some extent, the ideas and preoccupations of the society within which it functions. Law is no stranger to international relations as it also regulates intercourse between bodies in the international arena .Public international law (more commonly known as international law) covers relations between states in all their myriad forms, from war to satellites, and regulates the operations of the many international institutions.
The term international law has been frequently been used in the 21st century but it is important to
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