What are the distinctive characteristics of international legal arguments?

Correct answer: D. b and c

  • A. They tend to be bound by the policies of states
  • B. They are limited to the scope of the legislation at hand
  • C. They are rhetorical as well as logical
  • D. b and c

Explanation

International legal arguments must work within the relevant legal rules while also persuading an audience, so they combine legal reasoning with rhetoric. Their force is therefore not purely logical or political.

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