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Is International Law Part Of Natural Law?, Anthony D'Amato
Is International Law Part Of Natural Law?, Anthony D'Amato
Faculty Working Papers
The affinity of international law to natural law goes back a long way to the classic writers of international law. "Natural law" is the method of dispute resolution based on a conscious attempt to perpetuate past similarities in dispute resolution. "International law" has a deep affinity to this natural law method, for it consists of those practices that have "worked" in inter-nation conflict resolution.