Traditional focus was on state responsibility for injuries to aliens. League of Nations' 1930 Codification Conference reached only secondary issues. ILC's Draft Articles adopted in 2001, considered accurate codification
National identity is a person's sense of belonging to one or more states. Combines political and cultural elements, including symbols, language, and history. Can include diaspora populations and multiple ethnic identities
UN Charter establishes six principal organs and fundamental principles. Charter mandates international peace, security, and human rights. Rules and obligations are binding on all UN members
International law governs relations between states and other actors. It consists of formal rules and informal norms. Operates through consent, unlike state-based domestic systems
Human rights are inherent to all individuals regardless of background. International law establishes obligations for governments to protect human rights. Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948
Convention defines territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Territorial sea includes air space, bed and subsoil of territorial sea. Territorial sea delimitation between states with opposite or adjacent coasts