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International law facts for kids
International law is the law that is used when there is a conflict between countries. There are two different types of international law:
- Public International Law applies to all countries but is not enforceable.
- Private International Law is when there is a conflict between two or more countries that broke a certain law based on the countries' law. It is composed of a set of treaties.
In recent years, people have also seen international organizations like the United Nations use international law.
Related pages
- International human rights law
- Constitution
- Constitutional economics
- Geneva Conventions
- Roerich Pact
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The First Geneva Convention (1864) is one of the earliest formulations of international law
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The Italian thinker Sir Alberico Gentili is acknowledged to be the founder of the science of international law