Jus inter gentes

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Jus inter gentes is the body of treaties, U.N. conventions, and other international agreements. Originally a Roman law concept, it later became a major part of International law. The other major part is jus gentium, the Law of Nations referred to in the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 10.^[1] Jus inter gentes, literally, means "law between the peoples".^[2]

Jon Roland, of the Constitution Society, notes that John Foster Dulles pronounced the so-called Dulles Doctrine that treaties and United Nations resolutions can be part of the Law of Nations for purposes of the U.S. Constitution.^[1]

This is not the same as jus gentium, argues Francisco Martin and his co-authors in "International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law" (2006),^[3] because jus inter gentes includes internationally recognized human rights.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} The meaning of "Offenses against the Law of Nations", Jon Roland, 1998
2. ^ These are cognate, in the English language to justice, international, and gentiles, respectively.
3. ^ Treaties, Cases, and Analysis, Francisco Martin, et al. 2006 ISBN 9780521858861

[edit] See also

• Monograph on jus inter gentes: [1]
• Human rights violations
• International law
• Jus gentium
• Law of nations
• United Nations

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