Definition and nature of the international law.

Definition

International law may be defined as that body of law which is composed for its greater part of the priciples and rules of conduct which states feel themselves bound to observe,and therefore,do commonly observe in their relation with each other,and which includes also:
1-the rules of law relating to the functioning of international instutions or organisations,their relations with each other,and their relations with states and indviduals.
2-certain rules of law relating to individuals and non-state entities so far as the rights of such individuals and non-state entities are the concern of the international community.
This definition goes beyond the traditional definition of international law as a system composed solely of rules governing the relations between states only intented to cover This definition is the recent developments of international community.

The developments are principally

1-the establishment of a large number of permanent international institutions or organisations such as,for example the United Nations and the World Health Organisation,regarded as possessing international legal personality,and enterning in to relations with each other and with states.
2-the present movement to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals,the creation of new rules for the punishment of persons committing the international crime of genocide or race destruction and the imposition of duties on individuals under the historic judgment in 1946 of the International Military
Tribunal of nuremberg by which certain acts were declared to be international crimes,namely,crimes against humanity and conspiracy to commit these crimes.Both categories of developments have given rise to new rules of international law and influence the growth of new rules in the future.