Customary international law is relevant for international organizations, at times even essential. International organizations may derive both rights and obligations from this source of international law. Early this year, a Dutch court recognized that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (‘nato’) entities enjoy immunity from jurisdiction on the basis of customary international law, in a case involving a private claim of hundreds of millions of us dollars.1 It is

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国际组织和习惯国际法

习惯国际法与国际组织相关，有时甚至是必不可少的。国际组织可以从这一国际法渊源中获得权利和义务。今年年初，一家荷兰法院承认，在涉及数亿美元私人索赔的案件中，北大西洋公约组织（“北约”）实体根据习惯国际法享有管辖权豁免。 1