PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW I Dersi Sources of International Law soru detayı:

PAYLAŞ:

SORU:

What are the factors that make a practice or usage a customary rule of international law?


CEVAP:

For a practice or usage to become a customary rule of international law, the following two factors are essential:

  • A material fact: in similar circumstances States act similarly, in other words, usage has been constantly and uniformly practiced by States.
  • A psychological element: (opinio juris sive necessitatis) (an opinion of law or necessity)- the feeling on the part of States that in acting as they act they are fulfilling a legal obligation.