International law as lawWhen we compare apples and pears, we are not making a fair comparison, but a disproportionate comparison. It often happens that we discuss international law or try to understand international law; many often attempt to compare international law with existing laws such as national law or domestic law. Making such disproportionate comparisons leads to many erroneous notions and attitudes toward international law. For an adequate comparison of international law with other rights, one must carefully examine the available facts. This essay will demonstrate the vitality of international law, in a world of nations whose interdependence continues to grow. Unlike domestic law, international law is a horizontal system designed to manage the external interactions of states with each other; while municipal law represents a centralized system with various institutions. In the eyes of international law, states are recognized as sovereign and equal, although in reality some states are more powerful than others. Therefore, dealing with states of equal status makes it difficult to force a state to behave in a particular way. Municipal law, on the other hand, behaves as the supreme law of the land and residents of various states face criminal consequences if they fail to follow established state law. On the international stage, agreements are made and states respect these agreements to which they have agreed and expect other states involved to do the same. Indeed, what distinguishes the rules and principles of international law from "mere morality" is that they are accepted in practice as legally binding by States in their sexual relations because they are useful in reducing the complexity and... middle of paper. .....of common interest and its rewards. Chaos in such situations is ineffective; Order is needed to develop a system that best benefits the interests of all parties involved. People as well as states are happy when their needs and desires are satisfied; it is when states feel threatened that they become uncooperative. The inference is that a society, even if a society of states, cannot exist without laws to govern it – any relationship, whether two people or two nation states, involves compromise. From the beginning of humanity, Adam and Eve, the union of the first society required rules; they were not free to fulfill the desires of their hearts, but to serve a higher purpose. Works Cited by Peter Malanczuk. Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law. London: Routledge, Harper Collins Academic, 1997. “Society.” Merriam Webster Dictionary. 1997.