Public International Law Flashcards

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lexicon

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glossary, dictionary

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enunciate

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articulate

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consolidate

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unite, make it stronger

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ascribe

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attribute or assign

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narcotics

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OPIOID (drug)

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multilateralism

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a form of corporation between more than three states

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endeavour

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aspire

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inter alia

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among other things

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altruism

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selflessness

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concedes

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admit

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discernible

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visible

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pragmatism

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a theory that is evaluated based on their practical success

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negate

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invalidate

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cumulative

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increasing

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impecunious

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penniless

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vice versa

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conversely

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polis

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city-state

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elapse

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pass

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bicameral parliament

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two houses

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predecessor

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a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded

“the one which comes before”

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strident

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harsh or irritating character

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persistent

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continuing

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inference

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conclusion that’s drawn from evidence and reasoning

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intuitively

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instinctively
without conscious reasoning

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conscious
aware and awake
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voluminous
full
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Criteria for statehood demurrage
a) a permanent population b) defined territory c) government d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states
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demurrage
a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed.
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proliferation
increase
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municipal law
domestic
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Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995)'s view on IL/treaty?
a treaty which has not been incorporated into our municipal law cannot operate as a direct source of individual rights and obligations under that law
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in Aus Who has the power to enter into treaties?
s61 - The Federal Executive
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What is the effect of treaties on domestic law ?
does not directly affect unless if the treaty has been incorporated into DL
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two elements of customary law?
State Practice Opinio juris
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does Australian court favour incorporated or transformational approach towards IL?
transformational
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confer
grant to
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stipulation
condition
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putative
assumed to be
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theocracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God
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autocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power
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discursive
disgressive
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plenary
full and unlimited eg; assembly in which all parties or members are present
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arbitrary
random
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fissures
cracks, splits
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apex
top
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paralysis
immobality
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garner
save
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curtails
limits
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anomaly
in an odd way
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what type of approach does Aus takes towards IL?
Dualist approach
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Dualist approach meaning
transformative approach, requiring the IL to be
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Ad Hoc Judges?
Art33 when a dispute is brought before the International Court and no judge from that nationality is not present. Thus, the state requests their judge to be part of the bench.
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piracy
the act of attacking ships
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conquest no longer Legal based on
Art2, subsection 4 of Human Right Charter
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incremental
step by step
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pacta sunt servanda
“agreement must be kept”
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