The sources of international law /
Hugh Thirlway.
- Second edition.
- xxi, 247 pages ; 24 cm.
- Foundations of public international law .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of international law and the concept of sources -- Treaties and conventions as a source of law -- Custom as a source of international law -- General principles of law as a source of law -- The subsidiary sources -- Interaction or hierarchy between sources -- Specialities : jus cogens, Obligations erga omnes, soft law -- Subsystems of international law -- Some alternative approaches.