1) It lacks effective law making authority. 2) It lacks effective machinery or authority to enforce its rule. 3) International court of justice has no compulsory jurisdiction. 4) The sanction behind the International law are very weak.

June 26, 1945, San Francisco, CA

The Court may entertain two types of cases: legal disputes between States submitted to it by them (contentious cases) and requests for advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by United Nations organs and specialized agencies (advisory proceedings).

The growth of international law came largely through treaties concluded among states accepted as members of the “family of nations,” which first included the states of Western Europe, then the states of the New World, and, finally, the states of Asia and other parts of the world.

International law differs from state-based legal systems in that it is primarily—though not exclusively—applicable to countries, rather than to individuals, and operates largely through consent, since there is no universally accepted authority to enforce it upon sovereign states.

If a country violates international law, other states may refuse to enter into future agreements, may demand greater concessions when entering into such agreements, or may lose faith in the strength of existing agreements.

On the first view, international law is a source of expectations about how states will act under various conditions. If an international law forbids behavior X, then states might retaliate against someone who. This Article argues that states do not have a general moral obligation to comply with international law.

International law refers to the set of rules and norms that are often considered as binding elements of the framework of international relations. Although it is not obligatory for states to obey international law (as much of it is based on individual state consent) most states tend to abide by it.

International law has emerged from an effort to deal with conflict among states, since rules provide order and help to mitigate destructive conflict. It is developed in a number of ways. First, law often comes out of international agreements and treaties between states.

For example, the International Criminal Court investigates and hears cases of people accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity. This court applies “international criminal law.” The rules of international law are found in treaties, conventions, declarations, agreements, customs and other sources.