international law

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The set of laws that govern relations between countries, as established by custom and agreement.

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• noun Law which involves, for instance, the United Nations, maritime law, international criminal law and the Geneva Convention.
• noun Law which addresses the question of which legal jurisdiction cases may be heard in.
• noun Law covering situations where the laws of nation states are held inapplicable when conflicting with a supranational legal system.
• noun The term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nations.

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• noun the body of laws governing relations between nations