... unified in their response to this question. It is usually those who put the element of force to the forefront of their theories that face the most difficulties in describing the legal nature of international law due to, what they view, as its lack of a 'coherent, recognised and comprehensive framework of sanctions.'3 This viewpoint has been criticised for over-emphasizing the role of sanctions and for confusing the nature of law in society.4 Others disagree with this viewpoint, as they do believe that international law does possess a system of sanctions and that it can be enforced. Coherent in most corners of the debate is the usage of a framework that compares international law to municipal law. This paper aims to assess the claim that without a credible system of sanctions it is wrong to speak of "International Law." As such, the paper will begin by assuming that international law ...

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