Published
2017-12-31
Keywords
- general principle of law,
- general principle of international law,
- ICJ Statute
Abstract
This article discusses the classical question whether general principles of law form a separate source of international law. To this end it adopts the method of a posteriori analysis, examining the normative nature of various principles of law one by one. This analysis leads to the conclusion that only some principles have a normative nature, while others lack it.
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