Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Peremptory Norm, Multilateral Treaty, Admiralty Law
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38 of the statute of the international court of justice provides for a couple of sources of international law. International custom: the general principles of law. Judicial decisions: this list is not complete! International customary law is that law which has evolved from the practice or customs of states. In the asylum case (columbia v peru), the court recognised that art. In case a customary rule conflicts with a treaty, there is no specific hierarchy: In most cases the court will simply attempt to interpret the treaty as complementary to the new custom as far as possible. If a treaty contradicts a rule of jus cogens it is void, regardless at what point this rule developed: nb: which rules already have attained this eclectic status is also not overall clear. General principles of law (natural law doctrines) some jurists believe natural law doctrines are to be incorporated in.
