International Law
International humanitarian law is a very important part of international law relating to times of armed conflict. Its purpose is to limit the suffering war causes by affording victims the maximum possible protection and assistance.
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The ICC is a permanent institution with its seat in The Hague in the Netherlands. Institutionally, it will operate there alongside the UN International Court of Justice, which is responsible for resolving international disputes. The ICC is not part of the United Nations, but rather an independent subject of international law and an independent international organization. The Rome Statute of the ICC was adopted in Rome on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.
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Antarctica is the coldest, driest and stormiest of all continents. It is almost forty times as large as Germany and is the only uninhabited continent. It is regarded as a "natural archive" for Earth's natural history and has a major impact on the global climate, as well as on the marine ecosystems connected with the South Polar Sea. Numerous states use it as an "open-air scientific laboratory" which, among other things, led to the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer.
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The Convention on the Law of the Sea with its total of 436 articles is the most comprehensive and important multilateral treaty developed within the UN framework. It regulates almost all spheres of international law of the sea and entered into force on 16 November 1994, replacing the four Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea of 1958.
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