International Law Practice

What are the 2 sources of international law?

• Supreme Court cases and the U.S. statutes

• treaties and agreements

• treaties and customary international law

• customary international law and customs

A treaty is:

• a promise

• a formal agreement between 2 or more countries

• a piece of paper

• an understanding based on custom

How is customary international law developed?

• by the legislatures of each country

• by a committee made up of different countries

• through warfare

• by long established practices that states feel they must follow

A treaty is binding on:

• all countries

• all NGOs and IGOs

• the countries that signed it

• the countries that negotiated it

Customary International Law is binding on:

• all countries

• only the countries directly affected

• the leaders of the countries

• the leaders of the countries impacted

The Geneva Convention is an example of

• treaties

• customary international law

The w functions of the international Court of Justice are to give advisory opinions and

• decide disputes between individuals

• write international laws

• conduct criminal trials

• decide disputes between states

The decisions of the International Court of Justice are binding on the parties to the dispute.

• True

• False

The Paris Climate Accord is an example of:

• customary international law

• a protocol

• a convention

• a disagreement

Ships may fly the flag of only 1 state. This is an example of:

• a treaty

• customary international law