DOCTRINES, WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN PUBLIC
INTERNATIONAL LAW
CONVENTIONS, TREATIES, AGREEMENTS
1. Terra nullius 1. Diplomatic protection
2. Usque ad coelum 2. Effective national link
3. Res communis 3. Doctrine of effective link
4. Cannon shot rule 4. Standards for protection of aliens
5. Three mile rule a. Doctrine of national treatment or
6. Twelve mile rule equality of treatment
7. Right of Innocent Passage b. Minimum international standard
8. Exclusive economic Zone or 5. Doctrine on state responsibility
patrimonial sea 6. Drago doctrine
9. High seas and six freedoms 7. Internationally wrongful act ; elements,
10. Hot pursuit subjective and objective;
11. Mutatis mutandi characterization
8. Acts of state organs
12. Nullem crimen sine lege 9. Acts of other persons
13. nulla poena sine lege 10. Acts of revolutionaries
14. “Dispute’ 11. Preliminary objections;
15. Non-judicial, quasi-judicial and judicial 12. Reparations
methods 13. Expropriation
16. Contentious jurisdiction; advisory
jurisdiction of ICJ
17. Optional system of submitting to the
jurisdiction of ICJ 1. Self Help
18. “Erga Omnes” 2. Conditions of necessity and
19. Compromis d’arbitrage proportionality in resort
20. “Forum Prorogatum” to Self Defence under Art 51
21. Ex aequo et bono 3. Exception to rule prohibiting force
22. Mutatis Mutandis 4. Concept of Armed attack
5. Anticipatory self defense
6. Self Help measures
International Environmental Law a. Severance of diplomatic relations
b. Retorsion
1. Stockholm Declaration of 1972 ; c. Reprisal
Principles 1 to 26 d. Embargo ; types; arret de prince;
2. Rio Declaration of 1992 ; Principles 1 jus angariae
to 27 e. Boycott
3. 1982 Law of the Sea Articles 192-194 f. Non-intercourse
4. Framework Convention on Climate g. Pacific blockade and hostile
Change blockade
h. Intervention
a. Vienna Convention for the Protection
of Ozone Layer of 1985 7. Protection of Nationals abroad
b. United Nations Conference on 8. Humanitarian Intervention
Environment and Development 1992 9. Jus ad bellum and Jus in bello
c. Kyoto Protocol 1999, 10. International armed conflict
5. Convention on International Trade in 11. Hors de combat ; Basic rules of
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and International Humanitarian Law in
Flora, 1973 Armed Conflicts
6. Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 12. Neutrality
7. Treaty of Rome of 1957 13. Non International Conflicts - a) Civil
8. 1994 North American Agreement on Wars; b) Common Article 3
Environmental Cooperation 14. International Terrorism
9. 1991 Protocol on Environmental 15. War; act of war; state of war
Protection to the Antartic Treaty of 16. Aggression defined in UN General
1992 Assembly Resolution 33-14
10. Amazon Declaration 1989 a. Invasion or attack
b. Bombardment
c. Blockade of ports or coasts
International Economic Law d. Use of armed forces
e. Allowing use of territory against 3rd
1. Objectives of the Bretton Woods state
Conference 1944 f. Sending armed groups or
2. International Monetary Fund (IMF) – mercenaries
function
3. International Bank for Reconstruction 17. Genocide; types or acts of genocide
and Development (World Bank) 18. Mercenaries ; defined in Protocol I ,
4. International Trade Organization Article 47 of Geneva Convention
5. General Agreement on Tariff and Trade 19. Crimes against Humanity
(GATT) 20. War Crimes Article 8 of ICC Statutes
6. World Trade Organization(WTO) 21. Principle of State Consent
7. Havana Charter
8. Uruguay Round of 1994
9. Marakesh Ministerial meeting 1994
10. Key Principles of International Trade
Law
a. Agreed Tariff levels
b. Most favored nation principle
c. Principle of national treatment
d. Principle of tariffication
11. Exception to the Key Principles of
International Trade Law
12. Dispute Resolution Body (DSB)
Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes
(DSU) (1994)
Terms used for treaty or international
agreement
1. Act; Final Act; Protocol de
cloture
2. Agreement, Arrangement or
accord
3. Compormis d’arbitrage
4. Concordat
5. Convention
6. Covenant
7. Declaration
8. Exchange of notes
9. Exchange of agreement
10. Modus vivendi
11. Pact
12. Protocol
13. Statute
14. Charter
15. Cartel
16. General Act
17. Gentlemen’s agreement
18. Memoire or memorandum
19. Note verbale
20. Pactum de contrahendo
21. Proces verbal
22. Proposal
23. Punctationes
24. Resume
25. Sponsion sub sperati
26. Rebus sic stantibus
27. Exequator
28. Letters rogatory
29. Lettre de creance
30. Lettre de patent
31. Lettre de provisions
32. Parallel System
33. Climate Change definition
34. Greenhouse gases
35. Ne bis in idem
