Abstract:
In this article, the progressive development and codification of international
customs law as a type of law-making activity in international customs relations
is characterised and a new definition of this activity is proposed. It is
demonstrated that the progressive development and codification of
international customs law took place long before the establishment of the
World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization, and
that its implementation occurred within the framework of the League of
Nations and the United Nations. The most common legal forms of regulatory
consolidation resulting from the progressive development and codification of
international customs law are identified. Using the example of five universal
conventions of the WCO, indicators of recognition of the provisions of these
conventions by its members, such as the number of WCO members, and the
number of contracting and non-contracting parties, are analysed.
