Sentences with phrase «matter of international law»

It is fairly clear that Assange is not covered by Refugee Convention and is therefore not entitled to asylum as a matter of international law.

In contrast to treaties, which require two - thirds of the Senate to consent to ratification, political commitments require no congressional approval, and are not legally binding as a matter of domestic law (although in some cases they may be binding on the U.S. as a matter of international law).

In a previous post, my colleague Stefan Talmon explained that declarations that the Gaddafi regime is illegitimate does not mean that that regime is not (and is not considered to be) the government of Libya as a matter of international law (and in the domestic law of other countries).

«As a matter of international law, the same immunity against suit in a foreign domestic court which protects the state itself also protects the individuals for whom the state is responsible,» Lord Leonard Hoffmann wrote in the decision.

And even though Western Sahara has a distinct status as a matter of international law, saliently, both the Council and the Commission have explicitly stated that the FPA and its Protocol are indeed applicable to (the waters adjacent to) Western Sahara (Western Sahara Campaign UK, Opinion of AG Wathelet para 144).

But that would be a decision for them, probably made on the basis of negotiations; it is not required as a matter of international law, nor, at least on its face, by the EU legal order.»

The use of schools, hospitals or mosques (or their vacinity) for military purposes by Hamas, as a matter of international law, renders those facilities vulnerable to potential attack.

Prior to the referendum, the government acknowledged these would not be acquired rights as a matter of international law.

A government must determine the strength of its claim as a matter of international law, develop effective negotiating strategies, and determine whether the resolution of the dispute through the International Court of Justice or an international arbitral tribunal is in its best interest.

Aviation Law This branch of law concerns air travel and is a matter of international law.

Whatever the merits of targeted killings as a matter of international law, international human rights law, or justice, for students of administrative law, there are at least three aspects of interest to the story.

They affect the application of the convention, but that also is a matter of international law.

«the United Kingdom is bound by the Convention, as a matter of international law, to accept the decisions of the ECtHR on its interpretation.