International law

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations, serving as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations. uncountable

    "The country's environmental ministry first set out to use international law to get Russia to pay for the environmental damages caused by the war in 2022, originally planning to file a claim to international courts when the war ended."

  2. 2
    the body of laws governing relations between nations wordnet

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