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Sources of International Law are mentioned in the following article of the Statute of the International…

Article 38(1) lists the law the ICJ applies: international conventions, international custom and general principles, with judicial decisions and qualified publicists’…

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Sources of International Law are mentioned in the following article of the Statute of the International Court of Justice

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Article 38(1) lists the law the ICJ applies: international conventions, international custom and general principles, with judicial decisions and qualified publicists’ teachings as subsidiary means subject to Article 59. Article 36 instead concerns jurisdiction, and Article 34 identifies parties eligible to appear in contentious cases.

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