LAWS 2601 Lecture 3: WEEK 3 - 01:25
17 Dec 2018
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If the rule is not found in one of those sources, then the state does not have a valid reason to go before the court. No offence, there"s no case: all the countries that are members of the united nations are also party to the international world court, article 38- accepted established sources of law. The statute is a part of the united nations charter and gives the details of where the sources are: para 1- function of the court. Icj- international court of justice: not cases based on international criminal law. That"s a separate court: the icj hears cases based on the rules of international law, convention- also known as treaties or agreements, etc, doesn"t really matter what an international agreement is called. The name has no relevance to the rules contained in it. Its only in the 20th century that this unwritten practice became part of an international treaty. There coming from the domestic legal systems in nations.
