Why do we need international law? An animated explainer

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

00:06
Imagineโ€ฆ an oceanโ€ฆ with three different islands. Each island does things its own way inside its ownย ย 
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื... ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก... ืขื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืื™ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื. ื›ืœ ืื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื• ื‘ืชื•ืš
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territory. Each has its own laws. Each ofย  the islands is what we call โ€˜sovereignโ€™.
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ื”ื˜ืจื™ื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื•. ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืžืฉืœื•. ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืื™ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ื 'ืจื™ื‘ื•ืŸ'.
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So what if one island wants toโ€ฆ tradeย  with another? Or send a diplomat? Or fishย ย 
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ืื– ืžื” ืื ืื™ ืื—ื“ ืจื•ืฆื”... ืœืกื—ื•ืจ ืขื ืื—ืจ? ืื• ืœืฉืœื•ื— ื“ื™ืคืœื•ืžื˜? ืื• ื“ื’ื™ื ื‘ื™ื
00:34
in the sea near another? Whose law do they use?
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ืœื™ื“ ืื—ืจ? ื”ื—ื•ืง ืฉืœ ืžื™ ื”ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื?
00:41
Well, this is where international law comes in.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืืŸ ื ื›ื ืก ืœืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™.
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We can think of it as a set ofย  bridges connecting the islands.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ืขืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื’ืฉืจื™ื ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืื™ื™ื.
00:51
They provide a frameworkย  that everyone has agreed to.ย ย 
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ื”ื ืžืกืคืงื™ื ืžืกื’ืจืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื• ืœื”.
00:55
So things can happen smoothly. Most of the time.ย 
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ืื– ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงืจื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ืœืงื”. ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
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And thereโ€™s another thing. Someย ย 
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื“ื‘ืจ. ื—ืœืง
01:08
problems arenโ€™t just between individualย  islands โ€“ they affect all of them.
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ืžื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ื™ื ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื - ื”ืŸ ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื.
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International law comes in here too โ€“ whether itโ€™sย  drafting an agreement on human rights together.
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ื’ื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ื ื›ื ืก ืœืคื” - ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื–ื” ื ื™ืกื•ื— ื”ืกื›ื ืขืœ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
01:25
Or agreeing a plan to fight climate change.
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ืื• ื”ืกื›ืžื” ืขืœ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื‘ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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