law of nations

Etymology
, originally meaning legal principles that are general to humanity. The sense “international law” became standard in the 17th–18th centuries, partly from reanalysis as referring to the law that pertains to nations as distinct entities, and partly from the supposition that any law governing relations between states must transcend the states themselves. See also, directly borrowed.

Noun

 * 1)  The shared set of legal principles said to be recognized by most peoples in the world; natural law.
 * 1)  The shared set of legal principles said to be recognized by most peoples in the world; natural law.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: საერთაშორისო სამართალი
 * German:
 * Japanese: 万民法
 * Korean:
 * Polish: prawo narodów,
 * Spanish: derecho de gentes