Codification of international law: theoretical aspects

Abstract

The effectiveness of law, as a system of legal norms and principles, largely depends on the level of organization of the latter. The criterion for assessing this condition is the level of systematization of legal norms. International law is no exception in this regard and the systematization of international legal norms directly affects its effectiveness.
 The article is devoted to the analysis of the issue of systematization of international legal acts and norms, the main form of which is their codification. First of all, the definition of systematization of rule norms in international law is revealed. It is determined that at the international legal level the main form of systematization of legal norms is their codification. It has been studied that it is the codification of the norms of international law that makes it possible to achieve the main goal of systematization, namely to adopt a single codified international legal document in order to comprehensively regulate a certain branch of international law.
 Particular attention in the article is paid to the codification functions, which are designed to ensure the integrity of the international legal system, to unify its norms in order to obtain a balanced approach to the legal regulation of the same types of concepts in different legal systems.
 Theorist-legal analysis of the separation in international law of such concepts as codification, incorporation and consolidation is carried out.
 The article also focuses on determining the place and role of the UN Commission on Progressive Development and Codification of International Law. Morewhere, this UN structural unit is essentially the only universal institution right to formally codify international legal norms. And the results of the activities of the UN Commission on International Law are embodied in the adoption of international conventions under the auspices of the United Nations (Convention on the Law of International Treaties, Convention on the Law of the Sea, Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Convention on the Rights of the Child, etc.).
 The article concludes with a brief conclusion, which justifies the importance of further work in the direction of codification of international law.