LCR4802 ASSIGNMENT 1
[COMPLETE ANSWERS] 2024
SEMESTER 2
Question 1: What are the primary sources of international law?
Answer: The primary sources of international law are outlined in Article 38(1) of the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) Statute and include:
1. International Conventions (Treaties): Formal agreements between states that are
binding under international law.
2. International Custom: Practices that are consistently followed by states out of a sense
of legal obligation.
3. General Principles of Law: Common principles recognized by major legal systems
worldwide.
4. Judicial Decisions and Teachings of the Most Highly Qualified Publicists:
Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law.
Question 2: Explain the principle of jus cogens in international law.
Answer: Jus cogens refers to peremptory norms in international law that are accepted and
recognized by the international community of states as norms from which no derogation is
permitted. These norms are considered fundamental to the international legal order, such as
prohibitions against genocide, slavery, and torture.
Question 3: What is the difference between state sovereignty and the
principle of non-intervention?
[COMPLETE ANSWERS] 2024
SEMESTER 2
Question 1: What are the primary sources of international law?
Answer: The primary sources of international law are outlined in Article 38(1) of the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) Statute and include:
1. International Conventions (Treaties): Formal agreements between states that are
binding under international law.
2. International Custom: Practices that are consistently followed by states out of a sense
of legal obligation.
3. General Principles of Law: Common principles recognized by major legal systems
worldwide.
4. Judicial Decisions and Teachings of the Most Highly Qualified Publicists:
Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law.
Question 2: Explain the principle of jus cogens in international law.
Answer: Jus cogens refers to peremptory norms in international law that are accepted and
recognized by the international community of states as norms from which no derogation is
permitted. These norms are considered fundamental to the international legal order, such as
prohibitions against genocide, slavery, and torture.
Question 3: What is the difference between state sovereignty and the
principle of non-intervention?
