The Emergence and Evolution of Customary International Law

Parisi, Francesco; Pi, Daniel

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2144855

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The Emergence and Evolution of Customary International Law

Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-40

27 Pages Posted: 20 Sep 2012

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Francesco Parisi

University of Minnesota - Law School; University of Bologna; University of Miami, School of Law

Daniel Pi

University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center)

Date Written: September 11, 2012

Abstract

Customary international law is one of the three main sources of international law; lamentably, it has historically received little attention from law and economics scholars, despite providing rich material for economic analysis. In this chapter, we provide a concise overview of recent research on customary international law from a law and economics perspective, summarizing the main results while modestly extending some of the analyses presented.

Keywords: customary international law, public international law

JEL Classification: K33

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Parisi, Francesco and Pi, Daniel, The Emergence and Evolution of Customary International Law (September 11, 2012). Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-40, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2144855 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2144855