International organisations
This UN specialised agency, established in 1948, coordinates international public health
World Health Organization
This is the system of rules governing relations between sovereign states.
— International law
This is a legally binding international agreement between states
Treaty
This unwritten source of law is based on consistent state practice and opinio juris
Customary international law
This humanitarian NGO provides emergency medical aid in conflict zones and refugee camps
Médecins Sans Frontières
This system, followed by Australia, requires treaties to be incorporated into domestic law before they apply.
Dualist system
This is the formal process by which a state consents to be bound by a treaty.
Ratification
This Latin term means a belief that a practice is legally required
Opinio juris
This court settles legal disputes between states.
International Court of Justice
Unlike international law, this type of law is created by parliaments and enforced within a state
Domestic law
Non-legally binding declarations with moral and political influence are known as this.
Soft law
A major criticism of international law is the lack of this global enforcement mechanism.
Global police force / enforcement body
This court prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
International Criminal Court
International law generally requires this from states to be legally binding.
— State consent
this 1948 declaration outlines thirty fundamental human rights
Universal declaration of human rights
These eight nations abstained from voting on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Soviet Union, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia
This international court can only exercise jurisdiction if both parties consent
International Court of Justice
This term describes the idea that international law operates without a higher authority above states.
Anarchic system
This Act incorporated the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into Australian law.
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
This factor largely determines the strength of a treaty: the willingness of states to uphold it.
Political will of signatories