international law
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- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənl lɔ/
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derecho internacional
- The extent to which and how international law regulates cyber harm remains a pressing question.
- principles of international law
- violations of international law
- international law governs
So we have to explain that international law requires China to comply.
- So we have to explain that international law requires China to comply.
- So this process has not shown any respect for international law either, or UN resolutions.
- Neither Hamas nor Israel respects international law.
- It is justified by international law.
- But the real world works in such a way that treaties matter, that international law matters.
- And there are lines that when a foreign power steps over them, they're in breach of international law.
- It emerged from the Holocaust and and Lemkin, whose whose concept it was, succeeded in making it a part of international law.
- And I loved my law firm job because my academic D is expert on international law.
- But international law is helpful for giving us the language, right?
- But I think like according to international law, you cannot take more land due to yeah, you're not.
- But really, who cared about international law at this point?
Examples
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Countries abide by international law to maintain peaceful relations with one another.
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At the same time, the Arctic presents new and unique challenges to international law.
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But there is no international law for where things have to be.
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For the good of international law and of the United States, that must change.
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So we have to explain that international law requires China to comply.
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But we strongly recommend that international law and the civil rights of all concerned should be respected.
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This is an act of aggression against a friendly power, an outrageous breach of international law.
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Consequently, every state has a right under international law to prosecute pirates in its domestic courts.
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They kept saying international legitimacy, international law, UN resolutions.
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It violates international law.
Synonyms
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Rules that tell how countries must act with each other
How International
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- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'international' (between or among countries) combined with 'law' (rules or regulations) yields the notion of rules governing relations between countries. This is a common, cross-linguistic compound and follows standard semantic composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
International law comes from the words international (meaning 'between nations') and law (meaning 'rules'). It gives the picture of rules that guide how countries act with each other, so it means 'the rules that guide how countries deal with each other'.