LSAT 154 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q24

RC Question 24 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The first paragraph introduces an approach (relying on CIL) that scholars are using to address international environmental law cases. In the final paragraph, the author says that this is useless, since nations don’t obey CIL customs. The author advocates instead for scholars to try to negotiate formal statutes.

In essence, in the fourth paragraph, the author argues against the approach in the first paragraph and proposes an alternative solution.

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1. CORRECT. Paragraph 4 opposes the scholarly approach outlined in the first paragraph.
2. The author doesn’t question CIL norms’ legal significance, nor does he propose or defend new principles.
3. The author doesn’t accept the original practice (using CIL norms when there aren’t any international statutes).
4. We’re not talking about legal statuses in this passage.
5. There isn’t a claim made about the legal scholars, and the author opposes their approach.