Lauterpacht, Hersch

Lassa F. L. Oppenheim, J. E. Edmonds, Manual of Military Law, Her Majesty Stationary Office, London 1929 Lassa F. L. Oppenheim, Hersch Lauterpacht, International Law, a Treatise, v. II, 6th ed., Longman, London 1944 7th... 

Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig , PCIJ Series A/B, No. 44 (1932), p. 24. See also the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which in Article 27 provides that A party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty. It has been said that this principle is a self-evident one (Hersch Lauterpacht, The Development of International Law by the International Court, London Stevens Sons, 1958, p. 262). For a critical examination of the labelling of this principle as such, see Masahiko Asada, International Regime-Making Treaties and Constitutional Constraints on Their National Implementation , Journal of International Law... 

Hersch Lauterpacht (1955) South-West Africa - Voting Procedure - Separate Opinion Advisory Opinion of 07-06-1955 1.C.J. Reports 1955, p. 90, pp. 118-120. 

The question of bindingness of GA resolutions is still ongoing. A look at the writings of the highest qualified publicists such as Ian Brownlie, Hersch Lauterpacht and Rosalyn Higgins reveals a predominant view that GA resolutimis should not merely be considered political decisions. However, they are not, as such, binding international law. 

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