本科目乃使同學瞭解國際社會活動的規範。除了重視傳統的平時、戰爭法之外，更對於本法目前在海洋、太空、國際組織的發展予以研究。

International law is defined as that body of rules or laws which is binding on states and other international persons in their mutual relations. The content of the class involves treaties, states’ rights and obligations, recognition, dispute resolution, law of the sea, and diplomacy.

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