international law

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolderecho internacional

Françaisdroit international

DeutschVölkerrecht

22 more languages

العربيةقَانُون دُوَلِيّ

Azərbaycan dilibeynəlxalq hüquq

Българскимеждународно право

Ελληνικάδιεθνές δίκαιο

Suomikansainvälinen oikeus

हिन्दीअन्तर्राष्ट्रीय विधि

Italianodiritto internazionale

日本語国際法

ქართულისაერთაშორისო სამართალი

Қазақ тіліхалықаралық құқық

한국어국제법

Latinaius gentium

Nederlandsinternationaal recht volkenrecht

Polskiprawo międzynarodowe

Portuguêsdireito internacional

Românădrept internațional

Русскиймеждунаро́дное пра́во

Svenskafolkrätt

ไทยกฎหมายระหว่างประเทศ

Українськаміжнаро́дне пра́во

Tiếng Việtluật quốc tế

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

International Load Line International Maritime Organisation International Maritime Organization International Master International Men's Day international mile

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