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  Restatement of the Law, Third, Foreign Relations Law of the United States Copyright (c) 1987, The American Law Institute Case Citations Rules and Principles Part 1 - International Law and Its Relation to United States Law Chapter 1 - International Law: Character and Sources Restat 3d of the Foreign Relations Law of the U.S., § 101 § 101 International Law Defined International law, as used in this Restatement, consists of rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of states and of international organizations and with their relations inter se, as well as with some of their relations with persons, whether natural or juridical. COMMENTS ILLUSTRATIONS: Comment: a.??International law and remedies: cross-references.??The character and general content of international law are discussed in the Introductory Note to this chapter. The sources of international law are set forth in § 102. The remedies for violation of international law are dealt with in Part IX. b.??State and international organization:??cross-references.??State is defined in § 201, international organization in § 221. c.??Private international law (or conflict of laws).??International law, which in most other countries is referred to as public international law, is often distinguished from private international law (called conflict of laws in the United States). Private international law has been defined as law directed to resolving controversies between private persons, natural as well as juridical, primarily in domestic litigation, arising out of situations having a significant relationship to more than one state. See Restatement, Second, Conflict of Laws § 2. In some circumstances, issues of private international law may also implicate issues of public international law, and many matters of private international law have substantial international significance and therefore may be considered foreign relations law, § 1. In recent