Practice question
Explain how international conventions function as a source under Article 38(1)(a). Does recognizing a convention as a source automatically make every State bound by its provisions?
Legal references
- Statute of the International Court of Justice, Article 38(1)(a): https://legal.un.org/avl/pdf/ha/sicj/icj_statute_e.pdf
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), Articles 2, 11–14, 24, 26, 27, 34 and 38: https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf
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