A. V. Lowe on general rules of international law

In: Review of international studies: RIS, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 175-182

Abstract

In his recent Review article, 'Do general rules of international law exist?', Lowe states that there are at least two interpretations of the nature of customary international law.1 In the following, I shall attempt to clarify what these two interpretations are, examine the implications which Lowe attaches to the interpretation which he favours, and discuss his assertions about truly general rules of international law.