Sources of International Law

Sources of International Law

The term 'source' refers to methods or procedure by which international law is created.

Types of sources:

1-Formal sources:

"The former are those legal procedures and methods for the creation of rules of general application which are legally binding on the addresses".

2-Material sources

" The material sources provide evidence of the existence of rules which when proved, have the status of legally binding rules of general application.

The sources of international law may be classified into following categories;

1-Customs

2-Treaties

3-General principles of law recognized by civilized nations

4-Decisions of judicial or arbitral  tribunals 

5-Juristic works 

6-Decisions of determinations of the organs of international inistitutions

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