Customary International Law (And General Principles of Law)
Customary international law consists of practices that states repeatedly tend to follow over a period of time out of a sense of legal obligation . It can be found in state practices, court decisions, international treaties, scholarly legal commentaries, diplomatic documents, and more. The sources listed below are a good place to start.
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Foreign Relations of the United States [HeinOnline]The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.Before the current title was adopted, this series was formerly known as Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States and Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers.
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Digest of United States Practice in International Law [Print and Electronic]Covers 1989 to present.
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Cumulative Digest of United States Practice in International Law [Print]Publication Date: 1981-1988 in 3 volumes.
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Digest of United States Practice in International Law [Print]Covers 1973-1980.
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Digest of international Law [Print]Covers primarily from 1940-1960.
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Digest of international law [Print]Covers 1906-1939.
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A Digest of International Law [Print]Covers 1776-1906.