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Definition of Opinio juris sive necessitatis
1. Phrase. The principle of International Law where states believe or accept that a practice exists and must be followed because of a rule of Law requiring it, to the extent that it becomes part of the body of norms known as international Customary Law. See the ''Lotus Case'' ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Opinio Juris Sive Necessitatis
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