Subject International Law

Subject International Law

Subject of international law defined as the owner, holder or bearer to support the rights and obligations under international law. At the beginning of the beginning of the birth and growth of international law, only negaralah which is seen as a subject of international law. These subject-the subject of international law recognized by the international community, are:

a. Country

State law is a technical concept which is an organization that can carry the power of international relations in achieving goals together. In addition, the state is an entity that can be claimed or demanded in the relationship because the country has a tool relations in the country and overseas relations tool. According to the 1949 Montevideo Convention, a country qualifies as called for in the private international law are:


1. residents who remain
2. ability to conduct relations with other countries
3. region
4. government

b. International Organizations

Classification of international organizations according to Theodore A Couloumbis and James H. Wolfe:


{International organization that has a global membership with the intent and purpose of a public, for example, is the United Nations;}

{International organization that has a global membership with the intent and purpose of a specific example is the World Bank, UNESCO, International Monetary Fund, International Labor Organization.}

{International membership organization with the purpose of regional and global goals, including: Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Europe Union.}

c. International Red Cross

International Red Cross (International Committee of the Red Cross / ICRC) in Geneva, Switzerland. International Red Cross is one of the only type of international organization, but because the existence of the International Red Cross in the relations and international law to be very unique and in addition is also a very strategic, the Red Cross is considered to be Interasional Subject International Law.

d. Vatican Holy Throne

Throne at the Vatican Holy akui as the subject of international law based on treaties Lateran on 11 February 1929, between the Government of Italy and the Holy Throne of the Vatican delegation at the Rome sebidang land. Duties and authority of the Holy Throne of State Vatican does not, but a spiritual and humanitarian fields. So it only has a moral force only.

e. Nation of (belligerent)

The belligerensi initially appear as a result of problems in the country a sovereign state. Therefore, the settlement of the sole of the country's affairs. However, when the armed rebellion is growing and even extended to other countries, then one of the attitudes that can be taken by the International is the world recognize the existence of the rebels or to receive as a personal stand on its own.

f. Individuals

Growth and development of rule-rule of international law that gives rights and obligations of a burden and responsibility directly to the individual growing rapidly. Birth of the Universal Declaration of Human rights followed by the birth of some conventions of human rights in various countries. This reinforces the existence of individuals as subjects of international law an independent.