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Also known as: law of nations, public international law
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Hugo Grotius
Mohamed ElBaradei
Christine Lagarde
Baltasar Garzón
Robert Lansing
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international law, the body of legal rules, norms, and standards that apply between sovereign states and other entities that are legally recognized as international actors. The term was coined by the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832). According to Bentham’s classic definition, international law is a collection of rules governing relations between states. It is a mark of how far international law has evolved that this original definition omits individuals and international organizations—two of the most dynamic and vital elements of modern international law. Furthermore, it is no longer accurate to view international law as simply a collection of rules; rather, ...(100 of 11847 words)

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