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Globalization
Economic Globalization
Gradual integration of national economies into one borderless global economy
▪ International Trade ▫ free
▪ Foreign Direct Investment ▫ unrestricted
Harmful Effects
1. Jobs and wages
2. Environmental impact
3. Poverty and hunger
4. Economic development of developing countries
5. Social, labor, health, and safety rules
6. Livelihood of small farmers
7. Cultural identity and diversity
8. National sovereignty and democratic processes
International Law
- Traditional Definition: Body of rules and principles of action, which are binding upon
civilized states in their relation with one another
- Modern Definition: International law deals with the conduct of states and of
international organizations and with their relations inter se, as well as, with some of
their relations with persons, whether natural or juridical.
Treaties – an international agreement concluded between states in written form and governed
by international law, whether embodied in…
Elements of Treaties
- Concluded between states
- Written
- International law
Types of Treaties
Bilateral Treaties- bilateral treaties are negotiated between a limited number of states,
most commonly only two, establishing legal rights and obligations between these two states
only
Multilateral Treaties – agreements between two or more parties. They are often the result of
an international conference or a gathering of notions under the auspices of an international
organization. This type of treaty is either law creating or norm-codifying.
Legislative must ratify concur what executive (President – head of state) treaties done
Judiciary – determines whether treaty is valid or constitutional
Good Faith – obligations of complying with treaties should be done in good faith
Article VIII Section 20 – monetary board should concur with monetary loans
Jus cogens
- Non-derogatory of international law
- Most sacred rule of law in general
- E.g. right of life, freedom from torture, freedom from cruel human endangerment
- Most sacred norms a country/nation should uphold
Intergenerational Responsibility
- Cited in 1992
- Cited internationally
Highly Qualified Publicists
- Author related in that subject matter
Hierarchy of Courts
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
- Regional Trial Courts
Obligations
- Subjects
o Active (obligee; creditor)
o Passive (obligor, debtor)
- Objects
- Juridical Necessity
Class Notes:
WTO – operational on January 1, 1995