44 The essence of law and the nature of international law
The application system described here as the only opportunity It is of utmost importance to clearly comprehend that the contemporary law-applying system of international law is the only opportunity to implement the rules of law in the horizontal framework of the interstate system.
e) Avoidance of war and institution of peace
war and peace Eurocentric third world war co-operation in various fields negative peace positive peace Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace sacred right to peace
The mission of international law The main concerns for international law are war and peace, whereas the primary aim of national law is to avoid the conficts between humans and establish civil peace. The great thinkers who contributed to the establishment and development of modern international law intended precisely such a mission (the avoidance of war and institution of peace) for international law. Moreover, across the centuries, when the world appeared to be principally Eurocentric, the law of nations emerged mostly in the form of peace treaties. Meanwhile, Europe is the birthplace of the ‘law of nations’. Accordingly, the legacy of that period and its European roots are easily recognisable in contemporary international law.
Avoidance of a third world war The mission of avoidance of war and institution of peace fuelled the development of the entirety international law, as well as its particular areas. Meanwhile, after the Second World War, the main concern was the avoidance of a third world war and the survival of humanity. Consequently, a collective security system was developed, in which the superpowers hold the qualitatively different and privileged responsibility of maintaining international peace and are equipped with respective legal instruments in the UN Security Council.
Co-operation in various fields At the same time, the idea that co-operation in various fields is necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security is embodied in international law. Thus, the
