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A state may comply with international law, it may have a written or federal constitution, or it may have regional legislature, but normally it is the central national legislature that is the ultimate source of law. While a written constitution may seem to be the prime source of law, the state legislature may amend its constitution provided ...
hierarchy of sources of international law. unilateral acts of States.
The European Union has legal personality and as such its own legal order separate from international law. Furthermore, EU law has direct or indirect effect on the laws of its Member States and becomes part of the legal system of each Member State. The European Union is in itself a source of law.
This chapter presents an account of the juristic concept of the state. It first explains how, through a series of protracted struggles over its meaning, the idea of the state emerged and it shows how, within this historical account, the state is inextricably linked to the concept of sovereignty.
7 cze 2017 · This chapter of Introduction to Law uses a brief description of the development of Western law from the time of the Romans to the present day, to elucidate the sources of law, such as custom, legislation, judicial decisions and treaties.
19 mar 2018 · This article aims to clarify what is meant by “a source of law” argument. A source of law argument justifies an action by showing that it has as its legal basis the best interpretation of a rule, principle or value identified in a material source of law.
Sources of State Practice in International Law is a descriptive bibliography of both electronic and printed sources of information containing the text of treaties and the record of diplomatic activity of important jurisdictions around the world.
