There is no such thing as international law. There are temporarily convenient agreements between sovereign governments. Laws, treaties, and contracts are mere words on paper without the power and will to enforce the intent behind those words.
A sovereign government is defined as that which holds a monopoly (or in some cases a plurality) over the use of organized force in its territory. (Disorganized auxiliaries are still part of the organization.) Might literally makes right - the right to rule over those without the power or will to oppose you.
“The Vexin’s mine because it’s got my troops all over it.” - Henry II, The Lion In Winter
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