A few observations on customary international law in Latvian court practice
Journal: SOCRATES Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes elektroniskais juridisko zinātnisko rakstu žurnāls / SOCRATES Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Law Electronic Scientific Journal of Law
Year: 2025

Customary law is one of two principal sources of international law, side-by-side international treaties. Mainstream academic studies of customary law often look at the case law of international courts and tribunals, or at least the application of customary law by national courts of larger countries. The purpose of this article is to take a different angle. The author analyses publicly available practice of Latvian courts to see how national courts face the challenge of applying customary law. A