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Practice question: United Nations Declarations

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Practice question

A declaration's provision is shown to correspond to a general State practice accepted as law. Under ILC Conclusion 12, what follows?
  1. Only the resolution's sponsors may consider it.
  2. The provision may reflect a customary rule.
  3. The practice becomes irrelevant because a declaration exists.
  4. The provision can never relate to binding law.
  5. The declaration automatically replaces all treaties.

Legal references

  • ILC, Conclusions on Identification of Customary International Law (2018), Conclusions 2 and 12–14: https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/draft_articles/1_13_2018.pdf
  • UN Charter, Article 10: https://legal.un.org/repertory/art10.shtml

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