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The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law
This thesis explores the judicial formation of customary international law and examines how international courts oscillate between interpretive and law-making functions. It analyzes key theoretical frameworks—including Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law, Dworkin’s Law as Integrity, Kennedy’s radical indete...
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| author | Tawfik, Mohamed Diaa |
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| description | This thesis explores the judicial formation of customary international law and examines how international courts oscillate between interpretive and law-making functions. It analyzes key theoretical frameworks—including Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law, Dworkin’s Law as Integrity, Kennedy’s radical indeterminacy, and Koskenniemi’s Descending-Ascending Approach—to understand how courts assert and shape customary norms beyond mere state practice and opinio juris. The work concludes that the International Court of Justice and other tribunals increasingly act as de facto lawmakers under the guise of interpretation, advocating the indeterminacy they try to avoid. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3770 The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law Tawfik, Mohamed Diaa This thesis explores the judicial formation of customary international law and examines how international courts oscillate between interpretive and law-making functions. It analyzes key theoretical frameworks—including Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law, Dworkin’s Law as Integrity, Kennedy’s radical indeterminacy, and Koskenniemi’s Descending-Ascending Approach—to understand how courts assert and shape customary norms beyond mere state practice and opinio juris. The work concludes that the International Court of Justice and other tribunals increasingly act as de facto lawmakers under the guise of interpretation, advocating the indeterminacy they try to avoid. 2026-02-15T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2709 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/viewcontent/Mohamed_Diaa_Tawfik_thesis.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_irb.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/1/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_ai.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/2/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_irb.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/3/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_signature.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/4/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_turnitin.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Customary International Law Judicial Law-Making ICJ Opinio Juris State Practice Kelsen Dworkin Kennedy Koskenniemi International Legal Theory Human Rights Law International Humanitarian Law International Law Judges Law and Politics |
| spellingShingle | Customary International Law Judicial Law-Making ICJ Opinio Juris State Practice Kelsen Dworkin Kennedy Koskenniemi International Legal Theory Human Rights Law International Humanitarian Law International Law Judges Law and Politics Tawfik, Mohamed Diaa The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law |
| title | The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law |
| title_full | The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law |
| title_fullStr | The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law |
| title_short | The Indeterminacy of Customary International Law |
| title_sort | indeterminacy of customary international law |
| topic | Customary International Law Judicial Law-Making ICJ Opinio Juris State Practice Kelsen Dworkin Kennedy Koskenniemi International Legal Theory Human Rights Law International Humanitarian Law International Law Judges Law and Politics |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2709 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/viewcontent/Mohamed_Diaa_Tawfik_thesis.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_irb.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/1/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_ai.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/2/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_irb.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/3/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_signature.pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3770/filename/4/type/additional/viewcontent/mohamed_diaa_tawfik_turnitin.pdf |
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