conventional international law

Conventional international law is the body of international legal principles contained in treaties versus customary international law or other sources of international law . As provided in Article 38(1)(a) of Statute of the International Court of Justice, 26 June 1945 , conventional international law finds its source in “ international conventions , whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states”.

[Last reviewed in August of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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• international law
• law of treaties

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