Customary International Law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
source of international law
gptkbp:appliesTo international organizations
states
gptkbp:basisFor obligations of states
gptkbp:binds all states (with some exceptions)
gptkbp:canBeOverriddenBy peremptory norms (jus cogens)
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_of_Treaties
gptkbp:component gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:composedOf state practice
opinio juris
gptkbp:contrastsWith treaty law
gptkbp:developedBy consistent state practice
gptkbp:enforcedBy international tribunals
gptkbp:example prohibition of slavery
prohibition of torture
diplomatic immunity
non-refoulement
freedom of the high seas
immunity of foreign states
prohibition of genocide
gptkbp:excludes persistent objector rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Customary International Law
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mayBeEvidencedBy gptkb:international_relations
official statements
judicial decisions
resolutions of international organizations
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:International_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:referencedIn Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
gptkbp:relatedTo general principles of law
treaty law
soft law
gptkbp:requires general acceptance as law
gptkbp:studiedIn international law courses
gptkbp:subjectOf legal scholarship
ICJ jurisprudence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law_of_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7