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Article 38(1)(d) identifies judicial decisions of state and international courts as a subsidiary means for determining international law. In aggregate, such decisions assist in articulating and solidifying international legal norms.
Besides the decisions of the International Court of Justice and its predecessor the Permanent Court of International Justice, other ad hoc international tribunals have been convened over the years by compromis between parties to resolve disputes concerning particular questions of international law such as international boundaries, etc.