Good evening sir.. Im going to present the topic you have assigned to us..
That is the sources of international law
Sources of International Law are Identified in Article 38 (1) of the 1945 Statute
of the International Court of Justice (established by the Charter of the United
Nations)
So according to article 38 of icj we can divide the sources into
● International conventions or treaties
● International customs
● The general principles of law
● Judicial decisions
● Juristic works
Now let's discuss the different sources of international law one by one
1.Internationalconventions or treaties
Treaties are primary sources of international law.
A treaty may be defined as an international agreement concluded between
States in written form and governed by International Law.
The term treaty is used for all kinds of international agreements which are
known by variety of different names such as convention, pact, declaration,
protocol, as well as the name agreement itself.
Treaties can be Divided Into 1) Law Making Treaties and 2) Treaty Contracts
1) Law making Treaty-
Law making treaties are those treaties which are entered into
by a large number of States. These are the direct source of International Law.
These treaties are binding to all.
2) Treaty Contracts:
