Sentence examples for rule of customary from inspiring English sources

There is an absolute prohibition on torture in international law, which is contained in various treaties and is a rule of customary international law, binding on all states.

"The prohibition on the juvenile death penalty is widely recognized as a rule of customary international law," said a brief filed on behalf of Mr. Carter, Mr. Gorbachev and a dozen other Nobel Peace Prize winners.

The Trial Chamber therefore held that there was no basis for challenging this Article, "which at this time reflects a rule of customary international law" (Prosecutor v. Milošević 8 November 2001, paras. 26 34).

However, a court cannot treat rules of customary international law as having been incorporated into Singapore common law if they are inconsistent with existing statutes.

In the same case, the Court of Appeal held that law in Article 9(1) does not include rules of customary international law.

By one rule of international customary law, a person who is born within a state's territory and subject to its jurisdiction acquires that state's nationality by the fact of such birth.

In addition, be aware that there is one principle of customary international law that applies no matter what: jus cogens - this refers to the rule that there are some laws that can never be violated.

In Earley's opinion, Haas's attempt yesterday to inject a little zing into the moribund ATP Tour, to employ the same sex-appeal strategy the women have used so well, was out of step with Earley's interpretation of the rules for customary attire.

The ICRC CIHL Study Volume 1 Rule 52 underlines that 'State practice establishes this rule as a norm of customary international law applicable in both IAC and NIand.

Law merchant, during the Middle Ages, the body of customary rules and principles relating to merchants and mercantile transactions and adopted by traders themselves for the purpose of regulating their dealings.

Key resources crucial to all members of society are maintained as common-pool resources, regulated by a set of customary rules or social norms.