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The 'Theory of Consent' as the basis of International Law is associated with:

Oppenheim grounded the binding force of international law in the common consent of states, expressed through treaties or manifested in customary practice. Pufendorf derived…

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Oppenheim grounded the binding force of international law in the common consent of states, expressed through treaties or manifested in customary practice. Pufendorf derived the law of nations from natural law, Brierly rejected consent as the ultimate basis of international obligation, and Kelsen traced legal validity to a presupposed basic norm rather than to the will of states.

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