Where do international laws come from - An animated explainer

Learn all about international law and why it matters, with BBC Learning English. Are all laws written down? Of course, many important treaties are written down, but there are also many ‘unwritten rules’ which govern how states relate to each other. This video explores both kinds. 0:00 Are laws written down? 0:18 What is a treaty? 0:35 ‘Unwritten rules’ 0:55 What is ‘customary law’? Learn more about: Space and International Law: Water and International Law: The Environment and the Law: Big Business and International Law: For more English videos and English lessons to help you learn English: We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment. #bbclearningenglish #law #legal #international #internationallaw #trade #government #treaty #unwrittenrule #custom #customarylaw #un #unitednations