international law
regulations governing international relations
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Summary
international law is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,899 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: area of law[3], type of law[4]
- Main regulatory text: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625[5]
- Subclass of: law[6]
- Part of: international and comparative law[7]
- Commons category: International law[8]
- Foundational text: Charter of the United Nations[9]
- Has part(s): public international law[10], self-determination[11], succession of states[12], international military law[13], treaty[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:International law[15]
- Facet of: international relations[16]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Red Blue Translator[24]
- Topic has template: Шаблон:Международное право[25]
- Different from: private international law[26], liberal international order[27], world law[28]
- History of topic: history of international law[29]
- Practiced by: international law scholar[30], international lawyer[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject International law[33], WikiProject International relations[34], WikiProject Law[35]
Why It Matters
international law has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]