International Law

Questions: 1. Accordin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international law experts, there is no hierarchy of primary sources of in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international law. Nevertheless, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international treaties are often considered the main" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in source of in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international law. Comparin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international treaties to other primary sources of in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international law listed in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the article 38 of the Statute of International Court of Justice, discuss the role and place of treaties in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international politics. 2. Accordin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to Louis Henkin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in 'almost all nations observe almost all prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inciples of in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">international law and almost all of their obligations almost all the time'. This might be true in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in relation to ratification of agreements on trade, arm production and security. However, given that serious and systematic human rights violations occur everywhere (in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in advanced democracies), commitment to human rights treaties represents a puzzle. More generally, why do states sign on to International Law in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the first place? Discuss various theories of commitment suggested by scholars. What approach, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your opin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inion is more compellin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing and why?