Principles and norms of international law

The norms of international law are the main and extremely necessary instrument for the creation of a civilized democratic system of interstate relations. They serve to control the foreign policy aspirations of various countries, the regulation of frequent conflicts of interest, territorial claims and to maintain a common world order. The norms of international law, among other things, are also a powerful deterrent to the geopolitical ambitions of many leaders of world powers. In other words, the body of international laws and rules of civilized coexistence makes the behavior of all states in the international arena more predictable, predictable and adequate.

The norms of international law, which provide a reliable legality and inviolable rule of law, are also necessary in order to prevent arbitrariness, which poses a huge threat to the established world order and prevents constructive cooperation. Security on a global scale can only be based on the strict observance of principles and norms of legality in international relations.

The events of the Second World are still fresh in the memory of mankind, when virtually all participants in this bloody massacre of a planetary scale cynically and without hesitation were trampled by all conceivable and unthinkable types of norms of international law and rules of warfare. At that time, no civilized laws simply did not work. This was a good lesson for humanity and stressed the need to replace the balance of power with the balance of interests that should become the basis of a stable world order.

A decisive role here is called upon to play fair and democratic norms of international law, on the basis of which the interests of different countries must be coordinated, regardless of their military power, economic well-being and socio-political structure. No state, according to the code of international laws, can be a monopoly in decisions that affect the interests of other countries. One of the fundamental principles of international law is the equality of all participants in solving any problems of an interstate nature.

The main distinguishing feature of international law from national legal systems is the absence of any compulsory body. Here everything is based on interstate agreements and is built on the principle of voluntariness. In other words, the MP is strictly of a coordinating nature. The actors of international relations must themselves coordinate the rules and scope of their conduct, based on the principles of legality and mutual respect.

And yet in modern conditions there is a kind of protective function. Some norms of international law encourage states to adhere to certain rules of conduct on the international arena. And the guarantor of observance of treaties and agreements is the whole world community. Since there are no suprastate enforcement bodies, the principles of collective maintenance of the world's rule of law and legality operate.

Given the values of modern civilization, such as personal freedom and human rights, the rules of private international law take a special place in the global legal system. The main specificity of this branch is its structural affiliation to the national legal system, where it enters (along with civil, labor, family, commercial and criminal codes). The IPP is called upon to ensure, within the framework of a certain state, strict observance of the civil freedoms of each individual person.