But when it comes to international law, who are the actors?

但當涉及到國際法時，誰是行為者？

Well, for a long time, the only actors were nation states.

嗯，在很長一段時間裡，唯一的行為者是民族國家。

Some states are larger than others, but in theory, all sovereign states are equal under international law, as lawyers would say, states have legal personality so they can sign treaties and do other things.

有些國家比其他國家大，但在理論上，所有主權國家在國際法下都是平等的，正如律師所說，國家有法律人格，所以他們可以簽署條約和做其他事情。

But well, things don't always work out.

但是，事情並不總是順利的。

Mhm.

嗯。

So after the destruction of World War two new faces emerged, including international organizations like the U.

是以，在第二次世界大戰的破壞之後，出現了新的面孔，包括美國這樣的國際組織。

N.

N.

They helped states agree on laws to stop them fighting to agree basic human rights and to start working together.

他們幫助各州就法律達成一致，以阻止他們為商定基本人權而進行的爭鬥，並開始共同工作。

Ngos also joined the stage to champion causes like the environment and human rights.

官員們也加入到舞臺上，倡導環境和人權等事業。

But another group of actors was warming up behind the curtain.

但另一組演員正在幕後進行熱身。

The multinational corporations in our interconnected world, some of these actually play bigger roles than the smaller states.

在我們這個相互聯繫的世界上，跨國公司，其中一些實際上比小國發揮更大的作用。

So this is where we are now.

所以這就是我們現在的情況。

The stage is crowded, which can make the action a bit hard to follow.

舞臺上很擁擠，這可能使行動有點難以跟上。

And before we finish, we can't forget you.

在我們結束之前，我們不能忘記你。

The individual individuals play a big role both through their human rights and the actions they take.

個人通過他們的人權和他們採取的行動都發揮了很大的作用。