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Practice question: Judicial Decisions

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Practice question

A student argues that Article 59 makes international judgments irrelevant to anyone who was not a party. Evaluate.

Legal references

  • ICJ Statute, Articles 38(1)(d) and 59: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/statute-of-the-international-court-of-justice
  • 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

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