international law
a body of rules that binds states and other agents in world politics and is considered to have the status of law
customary international law
international law that usually develops steady over time as states come to recognize practices as appropriate and correct
primary vs. secondary rules
primary rules regulate behavior
secondary rules regulates how primary rules are made
made in accordance to each other
obligation
the degree to which states are legally bound by an international rules. High obligation rules must be performed in good faith and if breached require reparations to the injured party
precision
the degree to which international legal obligations are fully specified. More precise rules narrow the scope for reasonable interpretation
delagation
the degree to which third partied, such as courts, attributors, or mediators, are given authority to implement, interpret, and apply international legal rules; to resolve disputes over the rules; to resolve disputes over the rules; and to make additional rules
norms
standards of behavior for actors with a given identity; norms define what actions are “right” or appropriate under particular circumstances.
norms entrepreneurs
individuals or groups that seek to advance principled standards of behavior for states and other actors
transnational advocacy network TANS
a set of individuals and nongovernmental organizations acting in pursuit of a normative objective
Norms Life Cycle
a three stage model of how norms diffuse within a population and achieve a taken-for-granted status
private authority
Private authority is power exercised by private organizations to create and enforce rules that influence public life or global affairs
boomerang model
a process through which NGO’s is one state are able to activate transnational linkages to bring pressure from other states on their own governments
constitutive norms
defines what makes an actor legitimate
procedural norms
how decisions involving multiple actors should be made - analogous to secondary rules
regulative norms
governs the behavior of actors in their interactions with other actors
