LAW: an Overview
Human nature consists of three basic components. These are to
live, to propagate and to dominate. If Humanity was left without any
other parameters, this natural state of existence would govern its
behavior. Fortunately, there are parameters that exist. These
parameters are law. The topic of this paper addresses the type of law
that operates in creating potential boundaries for the behavior of
states. This law is called the Law of Nations or international law.
Patrick Moynihan, a senator from New York, has written a book on this
subject called On the Law of Nations.…