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Part I Preliminary topics, 2 The sources of international law

James Crawford SC, FBA

From: Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law (9th Edition)

James Crawford

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
09 July 2019
ISBN:
9780198737445

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 01 December 2020

Subject(s):
Law of treaties — f2681649-21a3-41a7-ab7c-b7bbd59415a3 — Judicial decisions — General principles of international law

This chapter discusses the sources of international law, as reflected in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and covers international custom, treaties, general principles of law, and judicial decisions. It also describes other material sources: the conclusions of international conferences, resolutions of the UN General Assembly, the writings of publicists, and codification and the work of the International Law Commission, concluding with other considerations applicable in judicial reasoning.

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