Customary international law before national courts: Some reflections from a continental European perspective.

The article discusses European perspectives in customary international law before national courts. It is mentioned in the European books about the universal acceptance by the national courts of the traditional Anglo-Saxon rule that customary international law is a part of the domestic law. The rule is also enshrined in a number of constitutional provisions in continental European Union Member States. In other systems such as Italy, there is a clear affirmation that the legal system of Italy conforms to the generally recognized principles of international law. Austria likewise regards the generally recognized international rules as part of federal law.