international law
noun
: a body of rules that control or affect the rights of nations in their relations with each other
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Under international law, recognition of Moscow’s rule over the four eastern regions of Ukraine would break every precedent, so the territorial question would have to be deferred, as has been the case in the Korean Peninsula for more than 60 years.
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Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
There are no international laws explicitly prohibiting their use, but if a country employs them, it may be condemned for war crimes under The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.
—Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Forcible population transfers are banned under international law, and, if implemented as a policy, could be a war crime, rights groups say.
—Julia Frankel, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Namely, that international law bars any nation from seizing a neighbor’s territory by force.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
There are no international laws explicitly prohibiting their use, but if a country employs them, it may be condemned for war crimes under The Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907.
—Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Forcible population transfers are banned under international law, and, if implemented as a policy, could be a war crime, rights groups say.
—Julia Frankel, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Namely, that international law bars any nation from seizing a neighbor’s territory by force.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“International law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international%20law. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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