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State Practice As Metaphor: A Reconciliation Approach, Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

State practice as metaphor is a broader idea than the empirical role of state practice in the formation of custom. State practice as used in this journal is a metaphor for all the methods and processes to increase the democratic legitimacy of international norms including not only the practices of states, but also other forms of representation by which citizens express their views. Increasingly norms are articulated and influenced by non-governmental organizations, private standard setting groups, quasi-public entities such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union and transgovernmental organizations such as the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision. With the advent of the internet, …

The Process Of International Law-Making: The Relationship Between The International Court Of Justice And The International Law Commission, Marija Dordeska

Dr Marija Dordeska