What is international law? An animated explainer

What is international law and why is it important? As the world sees the devastation caused by climate change, as the availability of fresh water becomes more and more limited, and as corporations become bigger than countries and race to Mars, what is the responsibility of countries and companies to current and future generations? What is the role of international law – and where is it lacking? Can it help protect individuals and manage the behaviour of countries and companies? Is international law even worth the paper it is written on?

We examine how individuals can use international law to create positive change – and even change the law itself.

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[hepa]

International law is a set of agreements, treaties and customs that most of countries apply. They help regulating such domains of life as human rights, diplomacy, war.

[little_volcano]

agreement is easy to understand, but how do you define customs? Are they written in documents and signed to also?

[Melki]

Thank you for your overview, nice
Why is it not for individuals? What about the richest people in the world, they are like small countries too?

[RaeAH]

Please guide me. Is there a specific degree for international law. Is it a major. Do we study it in bachelors or master's. Please guide me I'm really confused.

[pawanshah]

Chal wha jate hai chal wha jate hai pyar karne chalo wha jaate hai😊😊😊

[ylnlrbw]

I am from Yemen. Please help me with a travel visa to which country. We are in wars and we could not work in our country because of the war

[andreafisher]

Why doesn’t it apply to companies and individuals?

[nibs]

It’s best to stay up to date and start as someone who Identifies as an international worker or student 😂

[keifer]

It's a misnomer then. They should be called international guidelines

[JoshuaManalo-hgki]

My batas sa international law na di ko alam my batas din na Minsan nauunawaan ko. Nice law.

Pero gaya ng Isang bansa my nag rereklamo din my bumabatikos. Normal di kailangan Magalit Kasi pwde paliwanag Ang batas kung di nauunawaan ng kapwa. Meron din di pumapayag Kasi lugi sila at kung ano Ang iniisip sa mga mambabatas . Baka nag kampihan o nag ka bayaran o kung ano man issue. Normal lang kung my issue na lumabas. Pwde gumawa at pwde mageng totoo. Normal pa lang Yan sa Mundo natin. Salamat Kasi kahit papaano nag titimpi Tayo. Pare parehas lang Tayo Minsan nagugulohan. Humahaba Ang mga issue na dadagdagan kung amuaabot sa point na magulo. Sino Ang nanalo sino nasa Tama mag kakanya kanya ng paliwanag at paninindigan. Nakakatampo dahil Ang mga mag kakampi ay nag kakasira. Dahil Minsan nag kukulang sa supporta at paninindigan. Pwde din Ang iba ay matakot o mabayaran para bumaliktad. Yan Ang Ilan sa mga digmaan ng daidig. Pwde Naman mageng ok hndi dahil sa takot at kung ano man. Dahil to sa kapayapaan ng bawat isa. Ginagamit o ng gagamit lang hirap lumugar. Mahirap lusotan. Totoo man o hndi itigil Ang Mali dahil kayo din Ang na pupurwesyo. Pinag kakagulo nyo dahil sa pag unlad para makalusot sa kahirapan kayo din Ang nahihirapan sa digmaan. Kawawa mga kababayan nyo mahal sa Buhay para San Yung isinugal nyo. Napakaraming bansa na Ang nag karoon noon ng gulo dapat na Tayo Natuto. Ilan lang Ang nag tagumpay Marami Ang nag bubuwis. siguro panahon na ng pag kakaisa malayo layo na din Ang narating ng mga kasaysayan natin lahat ng mga bansa. Masarap maging matataas. Pero kung kalikasan lang Ang nag babago nito talo tayo kagagawan man o hndi tao pa din Ang napupurwesyo. Wala agad Basta sinisisi. Pero masisisi at masisisi pa din Ang ilang kapwa sa pag kakamali. Ngaun sino dapat sisihin sino nag kulang. Wag na sana maulit di nila kasalanan. Mass need natin maresolbohan Ang problema. Yung nag kamali nag Mali lang kung kaya ayusin sa susunod ayusin kung Hindi ibaba lang sila. at kung handa na sila mag pakaayos ok back to work. Pang samantala lang Muna sa iba. Kasi baka mag kamali ulit. Sa kanila lang masisisi kawawa Naman. Tayo Ang isa sa pinaka malakas na nabubuhay sa mundong ito. Kung mag papagalingan oo my magaling na tao my bagay na pinag husayan. Paano Naman Yung bagay na hndi nyo alam. at bagay na alam nyo pero di kayo mahusay. ok lang maging magaling at mahusay. Sorry kung medyo mahina ako Minsan ganun talaga dyan din ako kumukuha ng lakas para mass lumawak at gumaling ako. Nageng mahina din ako at nangangarap na lumakas. Wag nyo pag isipan ng masama Ang kagustohan Kong lumakas.

[Cloud-cpzz]

I see no obvious reason or apparent reason to obey the international law. If you make the right agreements you can still save the day.

[meowmeowbobo]

Ah I see. It is basically a bunch a useless words that people can follow it or not depend how they felt like.