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Two states sign a written agreement governed by international law that sets out their rights and duties on cross-border river use. Which source of international law does this agreement represent?

The agreement is a treaty. A treaty is a written agreement between states that is governed by international law and binds the parties to it. It is not customary law, which develops from state practice, nor a general principle drawn from national legal systems.

  1. AA treatyCorrect
  2. BCustomary international law
  3. CA general principle of law recognised by national courts

Explanation

A written agreement between states, governed by international law, is a treaty. Customary law arises from consistent state practice accepted as legally binding, not from a signed written text. General principles are shared rules found in national legal systems and are not created by a bilateral agreement.

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