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Overview: International Law

• Conventional and Customary International Law
• Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
• Enforcement of International Law

Sources of International Law

• The United Nation Charter
• The Nurenberg Principles
• The Geneve Conventions and Additional Protocols
• The United Nations Convention Against Torture

Major Courts:

• International Court of Justice
• International Criminal Court

Major Concepts

• Universal Jurisdicition
• Threats to Peace, Breaches of Peace and Acts of Aggression
• Right of Self-Determination
• Lawfare

U.S. Initiatives

• Alien Tort Claims Act

European Initiatives

• War Crimes Justice Project