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DROIT COUTUMIER GENS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- International Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- customary international law
1, record 1, English, customary%20international%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- international customary law 2, record 1, English, international%20customary%20law
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Customary international law are those aspects of international law that derive from custom. Along with general principles of law and treaties, custom is considered by the International Court of Justice, jurists, the United Nations, and its member states to be among the primary sources of international law. 3, record 1, English, - customary%20international%20law
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - customary%20international%20law
Record 1, Key term(s)
- customary int'l law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Droit international
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit international coutumier
1, record 1, French, droit%20international%20coutumier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coutume des nations 2, record 1, French, coutume%20des%20nations
feminine noun
- droit des gens coutumier 2, record 1, French, droit%20des%20gens%20coutumier
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droit coutumier int'l
- droit coutumier des gens
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
- Derecho internacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho internacional consuetudinario
1, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20internacional%20consuetudinario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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