国こく際さい法ほう

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Common word

Meanings

noun

international law

Refers to the body of rules governing relations between nations. The term 'law of nations' is an older English equivalent.

国こく際さい法ほうの専せん門もん家かに相そう談だんする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to consult an expert in international law.
その行こう為いは国こく際さい法ほうに違い反はんしている。
That act violates international law.

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Usage patterns

国こく際さい法ほうに違い反はんするto violate international law
その国くにの行こう動どうは国こく際さい法ほうに違い反はんしている。
That country's actions are in violation of international law.
国こく際さい法ほうを守まもるto abide by international law
すべての国くにが国こく際さい法ほうを守まもるべきだ。
All nations should abide by international law.
国こく際さい法ほう上じょうunder international law, from the standpoint of international law
この行こう為いは国こく際さい法ほう上じょう、認みとめられていない。
This act is not permitted under international law.

Kanji

国country
際occasion, side, edge
法method, law, rule

Related words

条じょう約やくN2
条約 is a specific treaty between states, while 国際法 is the whole body of legal rules, of which treaties are one source.

Opposites

国こく内ない法ほう
国際法 governs relations between nations, while 国内法 is the law within a single country.

Don't confuse with

国こく際さい私し法ほう
国際法 (public international law) governs relations between states, whereas 国際私法 (private international law) is the domestic law used to resolve cross-border private disputes, such as conflicts of law.

Word family

実じっ定てい国こく際さい法ほう
positive international law
慣かん習しゅう国こく際さい法ほう
customary international law
戦せん時じ国こく際さい法ほう
international law in time of war; law of war

Built from

国こく際さい+法ほう

Etymology

Compound of 国際 (international) and 法 (law). The term is a direct conceptual borrowing from Western legal terminology, established in the Meiji period.