Sources: Customary International Law

Sources: Customary International Law

Learn how state obligations emerge without states formally offering consent.

Transcript

This lesson examines customary international law. In it, we’ll consider customary law’s status as a source of international law, how it develops, and its status in relation to other sources.

I.               Source of Law

International law draws on four sources. They’re treaties, customary law, principles of law found across legal systems, and the writings of international legal scholars and jurists. Customary law is among...

Lessons

    • 1. Origins of International Law
    2. When International Actors Interact
    3. Domestic Application of International Law
    4. Jurisdiction and Immunities
    5. Law of War
    • The Law of War and Defining Force
    • Justifications for the Use of Force
    • Humanitarian Law
    6. International Criminal Law
    • Theories of Liability in International Criminal Law
    • The International Criminal Court
    • Crimes Subject to ICC Jurisdiction
    • Other International Crimes
    7. Human Rights Law
    • Basic Principles of International Human Rights
    • Categories of Human Rights
    • Human Rights Institutions