Sentence examples for practice of states from inspiring English sources

Colonel Reisner is right that customary international law is formed by the actual practice of states that other states accept as lawful.

The actual practice of states (termed the "material fact") covers various elements, including the duration, consistency, repetition, and generality of a particular kind of behaviour by states.

By the late 19th century, positivists were dominating international jurisprudence, largely because they avoided the problem, characteristic of natural-law theorists, of confusing international morality with international law and because they based their theories on the actual practice of states.

Custom, whose importance reflects the decentralized nature of the international system, involves two fundamental elements: the actual practice of states and the acceptance by states of that practice as law.

The Supreme Court recognized the common practice of states to use the Census Bureau's full count of each state's population.

Traditionally the sources of international law have been understood to include international treaties and conventions, customary practice of states and general principles of law.

The practice of state control began after World War II, when European countries wanted to maintain transportation links to their former colonies, and when a national airline conferred prestige.

Remarking on the practice of state companies bulking up on assets, which was common during Mr. Putin's presidency, Mr. Medvedev said, "There could be another stagnation hiding behind the so-called stability".

"He hasn't tried to block Obama's health care law, he hasn't come out in favor of repealing the cap-and-trade program or Roe v. Wade, and he hasn't stopped the practice of state borrowing without voter approval".

7) There is a widespread practice of state forces linked to the disappearance of civilians.

The EU's moratorium should have prompted a pause for thought over the barbarous practice of state execution.