Practice question
A lawyer dismisses a UN declaration as legally irrelevant solely because it is nonbinding. Which correction follows ILC Conclusion 12?
- It may provide evidence of custom or contribute to its development, even though it does not create custom by itself.
- Every declaration is therefore a treaty.
- Nonbinding texts conclusively prove custom.
- Every paragraph binds all States on adoption.
- The document is relevant only if privately notarized.
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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