Against the methods in International Law: a critical point of view from its contribution for the realization of the social function of the dogmatic

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Published: Jan 13, 2011
Issue: Vol. 3 (2010): ACDI
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Keywords: Methods International Law International legal theory

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André Lipp Pinto Basto Lupi
Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how methods contribute to accomplish doctrine's social function. In this context, methods are presented as tools to elaborate more precise answers for legal practice. The article wants to demonstrate the ontological impossibility of that task. Methods cannot give certainty to doctrinal arguments.

To demonstrate this assumption through bibliographical research, the article presents the recent debate in international legal academy, and then starts with an example that serves as starting point to analyze the issue: the indeterminacy of the international customary law.

Based on the best known methods, the article projects their answers to the practical issue concerning custom. The outcome is negative, reaffirming the initial hypothesis: we have to abandon the dream of a theoretical method laid on deductive models to give certainty for legal "science".

How to Cite
Pinto Basto Lupi, A. L. (2011). Against the methods in International Law: a critical point of view from its contribution for the realization of the social function of the dogmatic. ACDI - Anuario Colombiano De Derecho Internacional, 3, 11–25. Retrieved from https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/acdi/article/view/1389
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