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International Custom As A Source of International Public Law
International Custom As A Source of International Public Law
International Custom As A Source of International Public Law
Lamanova Kseniia
Introduction
International legal custom is the original form of international law and for
a long time remained in fact the main source of international law.
However, for a long time international custom was not recognized as an
independent source of international law. Only the theorists of the so-called
"historical school of law", which existed in the XIX century, convincingly
proved the importance and significance of legal custom as a source of
international law.