Human rights seem to be one of the most current issues in the world. Countless efforts have been made to prevent violations and abuses throughout human history. However, it was not until the end of World War II that the joint efforts of most countries in the world were visible, with public international law being one of the means to achieve this. It could be said that public international law is one of those important efforts that promote the defense and implementation of human rights and contribute to their development. This essay will define the concept of public international law, how it relates to human rights and how important this connection is to the application of human rights in reality. To begin, it is important to define the concept of public international law. Public international law. Public international law is considered the law that governs relations between states. According to the Permanent Court of International Justice (CPJI)(1927): International law governs relations between independent States. The rules of law which are imposed on States therefore emanate from their free will as expressed in conventions or customs generally accepted as expressing principles of law and established to regulate the relations between these independent coexisting communities or with a view to the realization of these principles. common objectives. However, this conception of public international law goes beyond States. This definition given by the PCIJ is clear but we can say that it is quite broad. A precise definition of public international law is presented by the United Nations (United Nations, nd), where "international law defines the legal responsibilities of States in their conduct towards each other, a...... middle of paper ... ...hts law: six decades after the UDHR and beyond. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Group Bagaric, M. (2007). Future Directions in International Law and Human Rights Melbourne, Victoria: Sandstone Academic Press. Blay, S., Piotrowicz, R. and Martin, B. (1997). Public international law: an Australian perspective. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Mitchell, A. and Beard, J. (2009). International law in principle. Pyrmont, Sydney: Thomson Reuters (Professional) United Nations. (1945). Charter of the United Nations, preamble. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/preamble.shtml United Nations. (nd). International law. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/internationallaw/United Nations (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Retrieved from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/60UDHR/bookleten.pdf