After a long series of fruitless negotiations between the Dutch, the British, the Fijunis and the P.I.M. government, all the parties agreed to submit all their disputes to the International Court of Justice. None of the parties has acceded to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention or to any other convention codifying the law of the sea. Please outline all of the claims you would expect all of the four parties before the Court to make, and in each instance explain any obstacles that may exist in establishing the claim. For each claim that is made, please give your ruling and explaining your reasoning fully. Do not answer both parts.
Sovereignty is a concept that is either dying or undergoing radical transformation.
Since the bedrock principle of traditional theories of international law is based upon the concept of sovereignty, a new theory will have to arise because of the demise of sovereignty. Please explain whether you do or you do not agree with the above statement. The rapid codification of international law in the latter half of the twentieth century has ensured the diminishing role of customary international law. Please explain whether you do or you do not agree with the above statement. The consulate of the State of Manama in New York City needed some repairs to its roof and gutters as a severe leak nearly ruined a banquet hosted by the consul for foreign dignitaries.