International Law has currently become very relevant in a modern world which is primarily dominated by the process of globalization. There are many issues that countries want to tackle together and as a result there is International Law which is an aspect or an issue which is wide-spreading and goes across all national boundaries and borders. The United Nations Organization even has an International Court of Justice which sits at Hague. The purpose of this court is to solve and arbitrate over issues of international importance or relevance..

What is international humanitarian law? This branch of law is also called the “laws of war”, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict and so on. This legal discipline owes its birth and development to two very important agreements and these are the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions. Other than these two treaties, there are many other treaties and agreements and other negotiations that have led to the development of the International Humanitarian Law..

Law is something that dominates virtually every sphere of life, because rules and regulations need to be enforced at all levels and at all sphere, no matter what they are. Whether it is education or entertainment. Property and art, everything needs to be regulated for a better standard and thus the presence of law everywhere is justified. As the world grows more and more diversified, the legal systems and their diversification also have led to the formation of numerous legal disciplines which are increasingly specific and highly focused on one certain sphere. Here are some of the important legal disciplines..