opinio juris

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opinio külliyatı
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Opinio juris sive necessitatis or Opinio juris (loosely translated into English as "opinion of justice") is the belief that a behavior was done because it was a legal obligation. This is in contrast to a behavior being the result of different cognitive reaction, or behaviors that were habitual to the individual. This term is frequently used in legal proceedings such as a defense for a case

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opinio juris sive necessitatis
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