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The Influence of NGOs on International Law
November 9, 2010
From a traditional point of view, International Public Law has been understood as a set of rules produced by states in order to regulate relations between them. Since the end of the Cold War, the role of NGOs in international law is growing in importance and their activities are reaching the remotest parts of the world. In this blog, I will briefly discuss how NGOs have transformed international law as well as how they continue to contribute to the development of international law.
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De ivre belli ac pacis libri tres (3rd state) / Hugo Grotius, 1625
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law-making process

The Influence of NGOs on International Law