Paul Kazadi Katambala

Paul Kazadi Katambala is our exclusively recommended Public International Law expert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Paul directly using the contact details listed above.

Public international law, often known as the Law of Nations, is a system of standards designed to govern the interaction of international law subjects who engage in international relations. Public international law rules establish a common framework within which international law subjects’ function and contribute to the existence of usually stable, ordered, and consistent international interactions.

Private international law handles the private law rights of natural or legal individuals, whereas public international law oversees the connection between the subjects of international law. Private international law is a set of conflict-of-law rules that apply in international cases. These regulations govern the applicability of a specific statute in situations where there is a choice between local and federal law.

Public international law applies to international law subjects and international organisations that agree to be regulated by it. While traditional international law doctrine did not consider individuals to be subjects of international law, a more modern approach holds that the individual is a subject of international law and the owner of rights and obligations in the international arena.

The behaviour of the various subjects of international law is governed by public international law. The idea of sovereign equality among all States is reinforced by public international law. It also adds regularity and order to the connection between international law subjects. It also, arguably, constrains the behaviour of international law subjects by forbidding them from engaging in conduct that is incompatible with their international duties, which could result in international censure, economic reprisal, or military action.