Article 38 of the ICJ statues stated that:

"The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes

as are submitted to it, shall apply:

a. international conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules

expressly recognized by the contesting states;

b. international custom, as evidence Of a general practice accepted as law;

c. the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations;

d. Subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions and the teachings Of the

most highly qualified publicists of the various nations, as subsidiary means for the

determination of rules of law".

Comment on this article by making a precise and comprehensive

comparison between international law sources that you have learned.

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