ABSTRACT
Historically, regional organizations were not established inside an international legal vacuum, but in the background of general international law which in the course of 20th century was expanding and specializing as a consequence of changing needs of the international community. The regional international treaties adopted might not only confirm or develop the rules of general international law but they might act as initiators to start the process of general international law rules. The international organizations may have an impact on the formation and development of customary international law. Doctrinal opinions have arisen enhancing the position of the International Court of Justice, which would be able to play a more significant role in ensuring the unified interpretation and stability of general international law principles through and within its advisory competence. An international law does not support the creation of a new international judicial body vested with the competence to give a binding interpretation of the general rules of international law.
