Political and Public International Law › Public International Law › Sources of International Law
1. Primary Sources
What are the primary sources? (TCG)
- Treaties: Conventional International Law; International conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states.
- Customary International Law: International custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law;
- General Principles of Law: General principles of law recognized by civilized nations. [ICJ Statute, art.38(1)(a)-(c)]
Authorities
- ICJ Statute, Sec. 38