Soures of PIL 1. Treaties/ Conventions 2. International Customary Laws 3. General Principles of Law Subsidiary Means of Determining Law 1.

Decisions of National/ International Courts 2. Writings of Highly qualified authors Treaties signing of the treaty- representative of the state forward to the state-requires Ratification- submit to UN if only a signatory -obligation not to defeat the object and purpose of the treaty until such time the state would manifest not to comply Lex Specialis/ special law primary governing treaty Customary Law (ICL)--- no hierchy 1. Widely accpeted state practice 2. Opinio Juris 3. General principles of law

WASP National legal system of states ex. Transboundary mark---how many state have law TM? Judicial Decisions Statements of State representatives United Nations General Assembly resolutions Opinio Juris/ opinion of law or necessity---not legally binding as to that rule by the states Reactions when there is breach of that obligation Acts of the state---national laws; proclamations; laws or rules for repa ration GPL Universally accepted y states if thereis injury, there should be compensation Pacta sunt servanda equity justice --jus cogens norm: genocide slavery war crimes piracy terrorism --erga omnes ICJ Jurisdiction 1. Voluntary submission

2. Ratifying the Optional Protocol on Jurisdiction