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Practice question: Teachings of the Most Highly Qualified Publicists

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Practice question

What role does Article 38(1)(d) assign to teachings of the most highly qualified publicists?
  1. Automatically binding legislation.
  2. Subsidiary means for determining rules of law.
  3. Treaties between the authors' home States.
  4. Conclusive proof of jurisdiction.
  5. Private amendments to the UN Charter.

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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