Sociology | Mercantile Law | International Law | International Relations
Man living in caves learned to live with other human beings leading to the development of societies and tribes. Later, it took years to the societies and tribes to develop themselves as states. Then, came forward the time when a need was felt to regulate the interstate relationships. So, international law is in fact customary practice of states to some extent inspired by their municipal laws while dealing with each other.
WHAT IS LAW?
Salmond quoted, “Law is a body of principles recognized and applied by state in the administration of justice.”
WHAT IS MUNICIPAL LAW?
Municipal law is the name of a set of rules and regulations governing the internal matters of a state. It is also called common law or law of the land.
WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL LAW?
Gray & Openheim defined International law as; “It is a body of customary and conventional rules which are considered binding on civilized states in their relations with each other.”
Starke used these words; “It not only covers interstate relations but also the international institutions and individuals of various states when it comes to their relations with each other.”