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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    December 01, 2005

    Glossary of Key Terms

    Glossary of key international law key terms.

    Jeffrey Brauch

    Wisconsin LawyerWisconsin Lawyer
    Vol. 78, No. 12, December 2005

    Glossary of Key Terms

    Custom - A legal norm formed by the general and consistent practice of states that they follow from a sense of legal obligation.

    General Principles of Law - Legal principles applied by international courts as gap-fillers when there are no treaties or customs to look to. These principles are drawn from major legal systems.

    Jus Cogens - Customary norms that are binding on all nations; they cannot be avoided by dissent or treaty.

    Reservation - A unilateral statement by a state that is ratifying a treaty in which the state purports to negate or modify the legal effect of certain portions of the treaty.

    Self-executing Treaty - A treaty intended to become effective as domestic law without the enactment of enabling legislation.

    Treaty - An agreement between two or more sovereign nations that is formally signed, ratified, or adhered to.


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