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Henry Wheaton gives this definition of international law. It combines principles derived from reason and justice with rules established or modified by the general consent of…

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"International law consists of those rules of conduct which reason deduces as consonant to justice from the nature of the society existing among independent nations; with such definitions and modifications as may be established by general consent ." — stated by

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Henry Wheaton gives this definition of international law. It combines principles derived from reason and justice with rules established or modified by the general consent of nations. That combination identifies his formulation, rather than a definition limited solely to treaties or customary practice.

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