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What does the acronym NGO mean?
What is nongovernmental organization?
A formal agreement or promise between countries.
What is a treaty?
Is the legal status of belonging to a particular nation, defined as a group of people organized in one country, under one legal jurisdiction.
What is nationality?
A situation where a person doesn't have any country or nation that officially recognizes them as a citizen.
What is Statelessness?
Fundamental principle of international law meaning "Agreements must be kept."
What is Pacta sunt servanda?
A system of international organizations, standards, laws, and procedures that governs how nations and individuals interact on matters of international concern
What is global governance?
What is the primary judicial body of the United Nations for resolving disputes between states?
What is International Court of Justice?
It governs interactions between states and foreign individuals.
What is International Law?
An agreement concluded by the President based on the authority granted to him/her by the Constitution
What is Executive Agreement?
person who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence.
what is a refugee?
This basic principle states that unforeseen changes of circumstances may be used to terminate a treaty.
What is Rebus sic stantibus?
The practice of using judicial lawmaking to incorporate customary international law into national law
What is Doctrine of Transformation?
An independent government exercising control over an area, whose borders are clearly defined and internationally recognized by other states.
What is a state?
The last step in treaty making.
what is registration and publication?
It addresses global economic challenges like financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.
What is G20+?
An organ of the UN that serves as a forum for general discussion and decision-making on various international issues
What is UN General Assembly?
Headed by the Secretary-General, provides studies, information when needed by other UN branches for their meetings.
What is UN Secretariat/Secretariat?
agreement between the Pope and a state or government that deals with religious matters
what is concordat?
Refers to the country’s legal authority to protect itself from attacks or threats by using force when necessary
What is Right to Existence and self-defense?
A rule of law that a child's citizenship is determined by that of his or her parents
What is right of blood/ jus sanguinis?
The 5 rights of a state.
jurisdiction, equality, existence and self-defense, independence, to legation
Name five G20+ member countries.
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the U.K. and the U.S, European Union
Laws prohibiting slavery, genocide, piracy, and acts of aggression or illegal use of force are examples of what law?
What is Jus Cogens Law?/
What is Jus Cogens?
Term used to describe a situation where a state recognizes 2 or more nationalities for its citizens, allowing them to hold multiple passports?
What is dual nationality?
Reflects certain practices that states follow in a repeated and consistent manner and that they accept as law.
What is International Customs?