The Position of Morality in International Law

With regard to the relationship between morality and international law, there is no consensus among lawyers and the existing law schools. In this case, universal morality is considered, which is united unlike the domestic morality in different societies. It also includes the norms that are generally accepted by the international community. There is no legal sanctions for moral norms in international law, but if these norms become legally mandatory rules, they will get the legal sanctions which are anticipated for the rules. The role of morality, which becomes more and more important through the moderation of sovereignty of states and also by the progressive role of non-state actors in international law, is clearly visible in the areas such as international human Rights, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international responsibility law and the international law of Treaties. The current research seeks to express and explain different views about the effects of morality on law and also studies the appearance of morality in different areas of international law.