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What is the primary purpose of the International Law Commission (ILC) according to the text?
What is the primary purpose of the International Law Commission (ILC) according to the text?
- To enforce international agreements through judicial decisions
- To establish a system for punishing states that violate international law
- To promote the progressive development of international law and its codification (correct)
- To create legally binding norms between states
What role do general principles of international law play in preventing non liquet situations?
What role do general principles of international law play in preventing non liquet situations?
- They are used to enforce legally binding norms
- They ensure that states act honestly in fulfilling their obligations
- They provide a basis for swift legal sanctions against violators
- They prevent courts from being unable to decide a dispute due to a shortage of applicable law (correct)
In what context did the Court rely on equitable principles in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases?
In what context did the Court rely on equitable principles in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases?
- To establish a basis for legal sanctions against states
- When delimiting the continental shelf between West Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark (correct)
- To enforce hard law norms against the parties involved
- To create soft law instruments for international environmental law
What distinguishes 'hard law' from 'soft law' according to the text?
What distinguishes 'hard law' from 'soft law' according to the text?
Why do states commonly create norms of behavior that are non-legally binding?
Why do states commonly create norms of behavior that are non-legally binding?
What is a particularly important type of soft law commitment mentioned in the text?
What is a particularly important type of soft law commitment mentioned in the text?
What makes identifying relevant legal sources in international law challenging?
What makes identifying relevant legal sources in international law challenging?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a source of international law in Article 38(1) of the ICJ Statute?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a source of international law in Article 38(1) of the ICJ Statute?
What is the function of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) according to the text?
What is the function of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) according to the text?
Why may legal obligations in international law derive from more than one particular source?
Why may legal obligations in international law derive from more than one particular source?
Which subsidiary means for determining rules of law is listed in Article 38(1) of the ICJ Statute?
Which subsidiary means for determining rules of law is listed in Article 38(1) of the ICJ Statute?
What does Article 59 provide for regarding sources of international law?
What does Article 59 provide for regarding sources of international law?
What is the legal basis of treaty-based obligations according to the text?
What is the legal basis of treaty-based obligations according to the text?
What does 'pacta sunt servanda' refer to?
What does 'pacta sunt servanda' refer to?
What distinguishes a bilateral treaty according to the text?
What distinguishes a bilateral treaty according to the text?
Which element of state practice in forming customary law requires behavior to be reasonably uniform?
Which element of state practice in forming customary law requires behavior to be reasonably uniform?
What is the purpose of the 'persistent objector rule' mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of the 'persistent objector rule' mentioned in the text?
In theory, what type of state acts can be considered as part of state practice for forming customary law?
In theory, what type of state acts can be considered as part of state practice for forming customary law?
'Generality' in forming customary law refers to what aspect of state practice?
'Generality' in forming customary law refers to what aspect of state practice?
'The way things are done' is associated with which element of state behavior according to the text?
'The way things are done' is associated with which element of state behavior according to the text?
'The belief that the practice is legally binding' is associated with which element of state behavior?
'The belief that the practice is legally binding' is associated with which element of state behavior?
Which term refers to the emerging potential ten-mile rule mentioned in the context of the Fisheries Case?
Which term refers to the emerging potential ten-mile rule mentioned in the context of the Fisheries Case?
