“Opinio juris is essential to the creation of a new customary rule of international law.” In which of…
The Asylum case required proof of a consistent regional practice accepted as creating legal rights and duties. Colombia failed to establish the claimed regional custom;…
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“Opinio juris is essential to the creation of a new customary rule of international law.” In which of the following cases was this principle applied to a claimed Latin American regional custom?
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The Asylum case required proof of a consistent regional practice accepted as creating legal rights and duties. Colombia failed to establish the claimed regional custom; political expediency did not establish acceptance as law.
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